Perfect In Weakness
2 Corinthians 12:9 says that God's strength is made perfect in our weakness. When we are weak, that is when we are strong because of our God in us. When we feel we are not useful, God sees our usefulness. When we feel we are worthless, God knows we are of great worth to Him. It's not about our strength but about God's strength. It's not about what we can do, but about what God can do through us. Our faith is about God not about us. However weak we think we are, the Lord can always use us unto His glory. He is the one at work in us. Here is a beautiful illustration for us.
The Cracked Pot
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole that he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water.
At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.
After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you. I have been able to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot said.
The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers on your side of the path but not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path. Every day while we walk back, you've watered them. For two years, I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house."
Story Source: varietyreading.carlsguides.com.
Posted: May 28, 2018 09:09 pm
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