Perfection in Weakness

I've been singing with the worship team at my church for the last 6 months or so. Now, I can carry a tune, but under most circumstances I would never get myself into a situation that required the use of a microphone. The group is small (6 people), and typically the same 3 people sing the lead/do the exhortation. I am always happy to support anyone who wants to sing a lead (as long as it's not me) but after awhile I got picked to lead a song. Just so you know, I am not very comfortable with public speaking (let alone singing), so it was a big deal.

Fast forwarding to the present...we've sung the song a couple of times now, and each time I still freak about what to say/how to say it, but God has definitely been able to use me, in spite of me, to bless his people. I've still got a lot to learn, but I am thankful for the opportunity to serve and grow in this capacity.

But 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. That 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 corinthians 12:9-10, although I suggest you start at v.1 for context)

So what's the point? Well, guess what...we're not perfect. We have weaknesses, we make mistakes, and sometimes we just don't feel like doing the right thing. Fortunately we serve a God that will use us in spite of us...that's the idea behind "perfection in weakness". God has a call for each of us, and when the time is right he will supply just what we need to witness for HIS glory. As it says in my email signature, "God doesn't choose those who are able, he enables those he chooses".

Are you allowing God to be made perfect in your weakness?

-AMR