What do you do when you suddenly discover a glaring weakness in your life? I mean one of those things that hits you between the eyes, and suddenly a lot of your struggles and frustrations make sense?
I’ve been going through that over the past few days. Out of the blue, it hit me: this is why I battle with that area of being an effective leader. It’s kept me awake. I keep looking over different times when I failed as a leader, and in almost every case, I see this weakness rear it’s ugly head.
And no, I’m not going to share with you what that weakness is. At least, not yet. Not until I’ve processed how to work through it. How to overcome it.
But what do you do when you discover a weakness? Does it discourage you? Cause you to want to give up? Make you angry? Some use their weaknesses as an excuse. “Well, I’d love to be better in that area, but, I have this weakness … and it prevents me from being stronger.”
In my case, I get excited. While I am still processing things and trying to figure out the best path to overcoming this particular weakness, I am pumped that I have finally identified it. I think of how much more effective I will be once I have worked through it.
You see, none of us are perfect. We all have areas of weakness. Sometimes it takes those close to us to point out these weaknesses. Sometimes God reveals them to us.
The question isn’t, “Do I have weaknesses?”
The question is, “What will I do when I see my weaknesses?“
What is tough about this question is how to deal with “weakness” that is born of “wounding”. I have a few of those that God has graciously addressed and continues to do so.
I can’t honestly say that when I hit a new one of those, I share your excitement. There’s healing to do before overcoming.
Have a great weekend Rev
G
Gary,
How true! Not all weakness should be viewed with such excitement … and yes, often healing must come first.
The excitement is when you finally recognize the cause of such weakness.
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