| Tuesday, February 12, 2008 |
| Weakness or Opportunity- All in Your Perspective |
How do you view your weakness? What are your weaknesses?
In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul speaks of a "handicap", a weakness, that God had given him to keep him humble. See how Paul views this weakness:
"Because of the extravagance of those revelations, and so I wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan's angel did his best to get me down; what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn't think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three time I did that and then he told me,
'My grace is enough; it's all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness.'
Once I heard that, I was glad to let it happen. I QUIT FOCUSING ON THE HANDICAP AND BEGAN APPRECIATING THE GFT. It was a case of Christ's strength moving in on my weakness. Now I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size-abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become."
What's your weakness? I have a ton. Paul in 2 Corinthians challenges me to see them in a different light. Perspective always changes everything. |
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Thank you for sharing that spiritual spanking!!! I have been able to encourage a handful of people today with that including myself. I love how God's word comes to life and applies to so many for so many different things all in the same passage. Thanks for the perspective!
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Thank you for sharing that spiritual spanking!!! I have been able to encourage a handful of people today with that including myself. I love how God's word comes to life and applies to so many for so many different things all in the same passage. Thanks for the perspective!