Weaknesses

Do you know what your weakness is?  I know, I know...we’ve been taught to look for our strengths, our gifts, our purpose.  But what if God wants to uncover and address your weakness—with the purpose of invading it with His power?

My weakness is listening.  It was exposed in 1st grade when my teacher threw a piece of chalk across the room because I hadn’t listened to instructions.  It also wasn’t the last time I exasperated a teacher with this particular weakness.   

Look at Gideon.  His weakness was fear.  The Angel of the Lord found him hiding in the wine press.  But when God showed up and moved on Gideon with HIS POWER...he became a fearless, mighty warrior willing to execute God’s unconventional warfare.   

Maybe God wants to show the “before & after” photos of our lives to a world desperate for help and hope.  The “before” photo is only what we’re capable of doing in the flesh.  The “after” photo is of a person walking powerfully surrendered to the Spirit of God!   

I’m trying to die to my flesh and LISTEN to God’s voice these days.  I want God to have “before and after” photos of me—in case someone needs to see His transformative power.  When I listen to the Spirit of God and obey His voice, His power is showcased in me. 

What if this, after all, is our strength?

“And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

II Corinthians 12:9-10