Weakness Unlocks God's Power
Southeast Christian Church How do we delight in our weakness? By making much of Jesus and less of ourselves. It’s never something that's easy, but it's also never been harder than it is in our western culture where we are conditioned and discipled to make as much of ourselves as possible.
So how do we make less of ourselves and make much of Jesus? One of the reasons it's difficult to make less of ourselves is that we are constantly measuring ourselves by our productivity and our accomplishments. If you want to delight in your weakness and experience the power of God in your life, then you have to stop finding your worth and value in what you can accomplish and how much you can produce. Many of us struggle with not feeling productive. We all know we need to rest and replenish, and yet there's something deep within us that connects productivity to strength and power.
There's something within us that feels as if being productive is proof of a powerful life. We believe the lie that if you’re not producing, if you’re not accomplishing, if you don't have something to show, then you are weak and you don't have a worth or value. We know biblically that's not true, but our flesh says differently, and that's a hard thing to learn.
For some of us, the most tiring thing to do is to stop stressing, be dependent on God, acknowledge weakness, and admit we need help. We attach worth and value to being productive, despite the fact that Jesus tells us the opposite is true.
Reflection/Discussion Questions: Do you identify your worth in being productive? How can you fight against this belief?
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