Sometimes in the car I listen to Way-FM. There is a DJ in the morning named Brant. This guy has a sort of dry mono toned voice, one that on the show has been compared to Kermit the frog, which gets you in the general direction of his voice, although its not the best comparison. Anyway, when I first started listening to this guy, I really didn’t enjoy it, so much that when the song was over and he started talking, I would change the station. That’s crazy isn’t.
But I suppose my hands had better things to do, like driving the vehicle, and so I began to listen to what he was saying and got past the idiosyncrasies of his voice. The more I slowed down and listened the more I liked the what I was hearing, so much that I actually enjoy his commentary now. That’s crazy isn’t.
A few weeks ago, he was talking about where are strength comes from, and how God uses us when we are weak. Its stuck with me over the days, as this is a truth that I have heard from when I was little, but really I don’t it’s been well explained . I mean, we are taught to be strong, to be tough, to be rugged. Although on a physical level there is merit to buffeting the body in a way that it is in its best physical shape, more on that another day. So, we are taught to be strong, however, its not always when we are the strongest that we are used. I think mainly because, when we think we are strong, we look at ourselves. “I have this all under control!” When we are weak, we look other places “God help me”.
So the trick is, staying weak. Staying in a place where we need God – where we recognize our need for God, and not making it all about ourselves. I think that’s called being humble!
9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Cor 12:9-11)
So three things this mornings. First don’t judge so quickly, sometimes you may end up missing some great things, Second, if you are in an area where you can listen to Way-FM, I think you may find some encouragement and some challenges listening in sometimes. And finally, lets delight in our weaknesses, and we ready to be used. Stay lowly, stay meek, and He will use you in ways you cant even imagine or blog!