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Experiencing Weakness
There‘s no way around it. God‘s process of growth in your life is going to involve weakness. This in-over-your-head journey of developing intimacy, dependence, faith, and rest is going to bring you into situations where your natural strength, abilities, and energy are exhausted. It‘s just part of the deal. When I read the Bible, I see that I can‘t avoid weakness as I follow Jesus. I also see that I‘m supposed to have a particular attitude toward weakness. In the New Testament, everyone from Paul to Peter to James talks about this attitude. They don‘t talk about tolerating weakness or enduring weakness with gritted teeth. They used words like joy, rejoice, and delight.
This attitude is completely upside-down and counter to my natural attitude toward weakness, and I don‘t think I‘m the only one. Hardship, suffering, trials, persecution—these are not experiences we naturally associate with joy. Any experience that attacks our strength triggers fear and insecurity, which is usually the opposite of delightful, so the idea of trying to enjoy weakness strikes most of us as weird, almost wrong. Where do Paul, Peter, and James come up with this attitude of rejoicing in weakness?
They all give the same reason. Experiencing weakness gives us access to two things we can get in no other way: proven faith and supernatural strength.
读经计划介绍
As Christians seek out their God-given purpose, it is natural to expect God to develop the skills and abilities given to believers that would allow them to go into the world and make an impact for the Kingdom. However, the focus is often spent on the vision God gave his Church rather than realizing God's main desire is to develop His children. If Christians want to change the world and "bear fruit" that makes an impact on the world, they must first make roots that last. Using the life of David, Liebscher gives readers three areas to dig in to start building those lasting roots--prayer, service, and community.
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