Well, I guess I'm not a real man, because I'm a mess. One of my favorite Bible verses is used in this chapter. Paul says "To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Cor 12:7-9(NIV) Paul openly admitted he had a 'thorn'. He doesn't tell us what this thorn is, it's not important, and it makes it easier for us all to relate to it. Maybe his thorn was a gambling problem, maybe he liked to drink, maybe he like Peter, he just had a short fuse.
There are secrets to unlocking God's power in our weaknesses. The author is kind enough to share these with us. Like I've done before, I want to share all these with you in case you don't have the book to follow along with. These are important things to know. And I'm going to openly share with you my experiences based on them.
Step 1"Admit your weaknesses I get offended easily and have a hard time accepting criticism. It's caused lot's of problems in my life and relationships. It's something I've been working on for so many years and I keep struggling with it. I consider it a 'thorn' of mine.
Step 2: Be content with your weaknesses. This is hard to do with my weakness that I just mentioned. But the author doesn't mean that I should just accept it as fact and let other people deal with it. I have to accept that is a weakness but not use it as an excuse.
Step 3: Honestly share your weaknesses. By sharing with you guys, hopefully you'll see that nobody is perfect, and God will use anyone regardless of your imperfections. As a matter of fact, God seems to thrive on choosing flawed individuals for His biggest tasks. Moses had a fierce temper. He spent weeks in God's presence when he received the Ten Commandments. Do you know the 1st thing he did when he got back to the Israelites and they were worshiping idols; he smashed God's tablets!
Step 4: Glory in your weaknesses Just before the passage I quoted above Paul he would only boast about his weaknesses. I won't boast about being easily offended, but I will boast about weak. God will use me despite my flaws. Admitting that I have them will make me approachable and easier to relate to.
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."Am I limiting God's power in my life by trying to hide my weaknesses? What do I need to be honest about in order to help others? Yes, I do limit God's power when I don't open up to people about where I am weak.
2 Cor 12:9
Remember:God works best when I admit my weakness.
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