What if what we think of as our greatest strengths are in actuality our greatest weaknesses?
I ask that question of Jacob (one of my squadmates) this past Monday while we were hiking and I want to ponder it with you all as well. Do we truly believe that Christ strength is made perfect in our weaknesses (2 Corinthians 12:9)? Sometimes for me I want to see God’s strength at work in my life but I don’t want to be humbled to the point of looking helpless on my own.
The apostle Paul goes on to say in that same passage that he boast about his weaknesses. I am beginning to process through the thought that maybe the places that I have thought that I was strong aren’t just places where I feel like I don’t have to depend on God.
When I am weak in ministry (language barrier, physical strength, etc.) God has to come through because I am to weak. God has already promised that He will redeem the earth and I am learning to let Him take the responsibility for that even in how I minister. I am so wonderfully set up on this trip to see the power of God because of my own inadequacies.
I want to challenge you all to make the most of your weaknesses and to ask the Lord to show you the gifts that He has given you in your brokenness.
Ministry update:
Ministry has been amazing so far!!! As a team we have done a talent show at the coffee shop, shared songs and testimonies at an open air mall, interfaced with locals who are wanting to because more proficient in conversational English through English Café at the coffee shop, and many other things. We have also had wonderful team times over meals, in day-to-day conversations, and doing team devotions. As a team we have been walking through dealing with personal lies, what does Sabbath really mean, and what really defines success in ministry; just to name some of the things that God has been teaching us.
I don’t know that I have ever felt so free in life and ministry it has been such a wonderful beginning and I am so blessed with this group that God has placed me in!
Fun stuff:
These are a couple of the gorgeous views of the pacific ocean that we had during our twelve mile hike (this is one of the places that I did some pondering on personal weakness and a lot of huffing and puffing
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thanks so much to Stone Hood for providing the great pictures that I have posted recently! if you would like to see more of his stuff you can view his blog at https://stonehood.theworldrace.org
- I greatly appreciate your prayers for the rest of my support that I need to raise by April (I have just under $6,000 left to go).
- Also please pray that I continue to see myself in light of who God has made me instead of through familiar personal lies and that I learn to walk in weakness well.
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