“Does our theology of spiritual growth and leadership development include allowing weakness to open up space for God’s power? Or do we assume that human strength and wholeness are key to effective, fruitful leadership? I don’t hear a lot of discussion about leadership in terms of feeling weak and being strong even though that’s the model God outlined for Paul.
Paul put it this way: “When I am weak, then I am strong”.
At one time, I assumed this sentence referred to a sequence of events: I would feel weak for a little while, and then I’d feel strong. I don’t think that way anymore. I believe that sentence describes concurrent realities. When and then are happening in the same moment: grace makes me strong in the very moment I am feeling weak.” - Alan Fadling
“Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
2 Corinthians 12:8-10 NLT
2 Corinthians 12:8-10 NLT
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