Finding Strength in Weakness

I've decided that I need a break from my all-out blogs ever now and then, so I'm taking a break from the big posts today and will be back at it tomorrow. I went to church this morning and heard another good message by Pastor Todd at Millcreek church. I've been there three times now and each time, he's been insightful and his messages are challenging and most importantly, full of scriptural references.

I particularly enjoyed one of his comments. He was talking about how there is a belief that we need to change the way we worship because of the so-called TV-generation's lack of attention span. I agreed with him when he said that attention spans are based on our desire for the subject matter. How true. If we want to learn, we will. If we don't care, we'll tune it out. That doesn't apply just in church but in school and in our jobs.

The biggest thing that I took from Todd's message today was that everyone has a weakness in their walk. Todd told a story to explain that his weakness was sharing his faith, and that he wasn't comfortable doing that. Other people are great with evangelism. I'm the same way as Todd. But what I started thinking about were my weaknesses. For so long I've been a key part of the praise team. At Mt. Olive and at Prince Street I was fortunate enough to use the talents God gave me to help lead his people. But since moving to Erie, I haven't been able to use those talents. But instead of me sulking because I can't use those talents, I realized that I should use this opportunity to improve and grow in the areas that I'm not strong. This is my chance to become a better evangelist, a better helper and a better giver and so on. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to be able to play and sing in worship, but I'm not upset about it anymore. In fact, I'm excited. God has opened a door for me and will soon be challenging me in new areas. It's my chance to grow as a Christian.

If anyone has any suggestions on how I can improve in any areas, feel free to post a comment or e-mail me. As I was telling my friend a few days ago, we can't grow unless we challenge each other. In fact, Todd said today that you stay sharp when your fellow believers are continually sharpening you.