So, have you made a resolution for 09?
Not me. At least not in the typical sense.

I gave up on resolutions a while ago because I usually break them within the first week of the new year. But this time around, I’m making a very different kind of resolution. You might not even really call this a resoluton because it runs in the opposite direction–it’s not a promise to be strong or more effective, but to be weak.

I love what the apostle Paul writes in 1 Cor 12:7-10. I love how honest he is and how freely he admits his weakness. I love most how Paul sees his weakness as an invitation to know the sufficiency and power of Jesus Christ. So Paul actually resolves to be weak, to delight in weakness, to boast in weakness. “For when I am weak” Paul says, “then I am strong.”

So I’ll follow Paul’s lead for the year 2009. I’ll be weak. That’s something I can’t screw up. And even if I do, it will only add to my weakness. Fantastic.

May you, in your weakness, delight in the sufficiency and power of Jesus in this upcoming year

God bless!
Dihan

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