2 Corinthians 12:9
And He has said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
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It is natural for men to want to be seen as strong, manly. It looks good to the female population! Yet, the apostle Paul said that he would prefer to boast about his weakness! His boast was truly about his Lord, Jesus Christ, and the power of the Spirit of God who gave him the power to do all things, anything, that the Father called him to do. {Php.4:13} We too need to choose the supernatural over the natural!
 
Paul lived what he preached, and he surely was 'strong in the Lord and the strength of His might'. {Eph.6:10} So, he walked always in triumph {2Cor.2:14} through every trial and through every tribulation he faced. And that humble man of faith overwhelmingly conquered through Almighty God who loved him, the very same God who loves us! {Rom.8:37}
 
While earlier in history the entire army of Israel shook in fear in the Valley of Elah as that giant of an enemy, Goliath, came on to the battlefield day after day to challenge and taunt them. It was only a young man, a shepherd named David who walked into that valley to face him. {Ps.23:4} Fearlessly and boldly proclaiming that he came in the name of the Lord of hosts. It was at that point that Goliath knew he was in for a fight. It was a fight he could not and did not win.

That monster of a man was sitting on the ground so sure of his coming victory as David approached him not even wearing armor or carrying a sword. Until that young faithful man said to Goliath, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.” {1Sam.17:45} It was then that Goliath rose knowing he was in for a fight! A fight that we are still talking about thousands of years later.

A little quick aside (actually right to the point) we know what Goliath was doing and we know what David did, but the key is knowing what God was doing during that time: David would later write, “The wicked plots against the righteous, and gnashes at him with his teeth. The Lord laughs at him; For He sees his day is coming.” {Ps.37:12-13}

So, like David who boasted in the Lord {1Chr.29:11} and then like Paul who would indeed boast but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ {Gal.6:14} we too are called to boast in the Lord! {1Cor.1:31} God has given us marching orders and a plan for victory:
 
"Sing to the LORD a new song, sing His praise from the end of the earth! You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it. You islands and those who dwell on them. Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, the settlements where Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud, let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains.
    Let them give glory to the LORD, and declare His praise in the coastlands. The LORD will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war. He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies.”
(Isaiah 42:10-13)
 
IN OUR WEAKNESS IS HIS STRENGTH AND POWER