Boast in Your Weaknesses
Moses said to the Lord, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue." — Exodus 4:10
He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me. — 2 Corinthians 12:9
Author
Dr. Roberto Miranda
Summary: There is great power in humbly acknowledging our weakness, because we cease to trust in our self-sufficiency and place our hope exclusively in God. Although we may lack the answer, the strength, or the weapons, God possesses all wisdom, is almighty, and offers us his armor. Our victory begins when we admit that we cannot overcome on our own and that we need his mercy and grace. Then we seek wisdom, take refuge like children in the Father’s sufficiency, and ask to be filled with his Spirit. As we empty ourselves of the false sense of independence, our weakness becomes the platform upon which the power of Christ rests, and the power of heaven is displayed to establish us on secure ground.
There is great power in weakness. There is power in acknowledging our weakness, in deliberately cultivating a sense of inadequacy. Why? For the man without God, the woman without God, cultivating weakness leads to depression, leads to failure, and leads to inaction. But when a son of God, a woman of God, cultivates weakness in the spirit, what they are doing is acknowledging, “I do not have the victory, but God does. I do not have the answer, but God is more than able to give me all the wisdom I need. I do not have the power, but God is Almighty. I do not have the weapons, but God has promised me His full armor.”
When we take our eyes off ourselves, acknowledge our limitations, and place our hope exclusively in God, our weakness becomes the perfect platform for all the power of Heaven to be unleashed on our behalf.
The Apostle Paul declares: “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” “Therefore,” he says, “I will rather boast gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me” (2 Corinthians 12:9). A man, a woman, must first strip away their self-sufficiency and false sense of independence and say, “You know what, Lord? I strip myself of all that. Fill me now with Your Spirit and teach me the path I should walk.”
Our victory begins when we humbly acknowledge: “This is too great for me. I cannot do it. I do not have the weapons. I have no possibility of victory except through the mercy of God.” That, dear reader, is where the power of a man or woman of God begins: in acknowledging, “I cannot do it alone. I need the grace of God.” Based on that profound acknowledgment of essential weakness, you go and seek wisdom. You take refuge in the Father’s sufficiency. You recognize the danger, admit your complete inability, and take refuge like a child in the power of your God. That limitless anointing from heaven, poured into the empty vessel you have provided for divine power through your humble acknowledgment, will be more than enough to lift you out of the pit and establish you on secure ground.