What Are You Weak In?

We always highlight the best parts of us.  "Get my good side," when it comes to taking pics.   I met a young man the other day and shared that if he needed any help with administration or organizing some ideas for his company that I’d be happy to assist, since this is my area of expertise.  If we know we are good at something, we’re more confident in it, which brings us more satisfaction when we succeed in those areas, confirming our value. 

For a while, I hated playing the game SKIP-BO!  It’s actually a fun family game.  3 or 4 of us would get together and play.  Even though, I feel like it’s more about the cards you’re dealt than how you play them, my husband was notoriously winning all the time.  He is really good at this game.  And it was so frustrating to me.  I hated to keep losing.  It made me feel like I wasn’t good at the game, so I hissed every time someone brought up playing it.  UNTIL!  The tides turned and I began winning more often, sometimes consecutively.  It indeed is true, that what you’re good at, you want to be involved in, it makes you feel self-confident.  Now, I’m the one suggesting we play.

 

Could you imagine if we talked more about what we sucked at, than what we’re good at?  Some people do that anyway, through self-deprecation, pessimism, and a poor self-image.  These are very serious matters.  Did you know that any of these areas, taken to an extreme, can cause physiological effects, depression, illness, and disease?  If you find yourself always speaking negatively about yourself, pray to God that he would give you the correct image of yourself, the image that he sees when he sees you.  Seek help from family, church family, therapists, etc. 

For the purpose of this entry, I’m asking you to imagine that people would boldly declare areas of weakness, not in a cynical way, but with the understanding that weakness lends itself to God stepping in and taking the star role in their life.  2 Corinthians 12:9-10, tells us that where we are weak, God is strong.  When we have no confidence in ourselves, we are then free to put all our confidence in him. 

There are so many things, I’m not good at.  God has a lot of material he can work with.  He will have plenty of opportunities in my life to shine and show himself strong.  And I will look forward to it.  I’m all about stressing less, and if I don’t have to worry about the areas I’m weak in, because God has been faithful in stepping in for me, that’s one less thing on my plate.  And that's definitely a good thing. 

^“9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. ¹⁰ That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10.