We are serving in Apolo, Bolivia this month. Apolo is a very small dead end town literally in the middle of nowhere. Many of the people who live here have never left home before. Those who want to become better educated have to travel to the nearest big city 18 hours away (by bus). When they heard we were coming, they asked us to teach them pretty much everything we knew… and everything we didn?t know for that matter.
Our Second day here, Jazmin and I held a teaching seminar for the Sunday school teachers. Being the perfectionist that I am, I didn?t think we were prepared at all. I walked in saying to myself ?Here goes nothing.? What happened during that seminar was something I will never forget. Through my weakness God used me. He brought up a topic that He wanted to teach them: The Word is Spirit and the Truth. Then he gave me the words to teach it. As I was speaking, my Spanish really began to flow. I was recalling worlds I couldn?t believe I remembered. I didn?t even have to think about them. The teachers in the seminar leaned forward and began taking notes. I was happy to see that the teachers were interested in the subject. The subject I didn?t even plan on talking about. What I thought was going to be a failure, God turned into a success. What I thought was a weakness God made a strength.
God has taught me that I am sufficient because I am in union with him and He is all-sufficient. I thought that I couldn?t teach this class well but God enabled me. When I depend on God, these weaknesses actually become my greatest assets. I am able to be a vessel. He has transformed what I thought was a flaw, into an enrichment for myself and the people around me. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13 Don?t allow your weaknesses to be an excuse for not doing something or keep you from doing what seems to be an impossible task.
