Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (II Corinthians 12:9,10 ESV)
Weakness
I know a young man who is amazingly clever with Rubik’s Cubes. He owns dozens, of different shapes and compositions. But no matter how difficult the situation, that guy can solve it post haste!
But, of course, if I were better at those puzzles myself, I might not enjoy watching him as much. The fact that I am unable to solve even the simplest allows me to relish his performance that much more!
In the same way, I take pleasure in the skills of my mechanic when he gets rid of that annoying noise in the engine compartment. I find pleasure in a well baked dessert. I smile when I listen to a flautist, a pianist, a trombonist, or a ukulele-strummer.
Because I can not do those things.
The whole world feels bad about ourselves when we discover our weaknesses, encounter our failures, or taste our disasters. But Christians do not need to react that way.
Our weaknesses allow us to see Christ’s perfections. Those things that I believe I can do well are hard for me to surrender to Christ. But those things I am unable to do, I have no choice but to gladly hand over to Him.
We are peculiar, even our weaknesses show us Jesus.