1. When I Am Weak
2 Cor. 12:9-10, “But He (the Lord) said to me (Paul), “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

2. When I Am Weak
So what did Paul mean by, “Boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses?”
The importance of weakness in the “faith-building” process
Weakness is essential: to remove human strength and tap into supernatural strength
Instead of fighting weakness, Paul learned to embrace it

3. God deals with us according to our destiny, then works backwards.
When I Am Weak
God deals with us according to our destiny, then works backwards.
Eph. 2:10 (NLT), “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”

4. How God views us: How we view ourselves:
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How God views us: How we view ourselves:
(Kairos)
(Kairos)
Testing
Discipline
Hardship
Testing
Discipline
Hardship
Chronos
Time
Chronos
Time
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Time
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5. It’s about our faith!! It must grow, become strong!!
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It’s about our faith!! It must grow, become strong!!
(NLT) 1 Pe. 1:7, “These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It (your faith) is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold.
Pr. 17:3, “The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.”

6. When I Am Weak Families in America tend to live very isolated.
Very few people know who the “real me” is.
Is there a doorway in?
Vulnerability

7. When I Am Weak
Vulnerability

8. Our Heavenly Father wants us to get in touch with our:
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Our Heavenly Father wants us to get in touch with our:
Vulnerability
How do we view vulnerability:
Strength or Weakness?

9. Excerpts from the book, “Daring Greatly” by Brene Brown
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Excerpts from the book, “Daring Greatly” by Brene Brown
I want to experience your vulnerability but I don’t want to be vulnerable.
Vulnerability is courage in you and inadequacy in me.
I’m drawn to your vulnerability but repelled by mine.

10. When I Am Weak Who should we let in thru the vulnerability door?
God
Our spouse; our family
A believing friend (or perhaps two)
Church leadership

11. Why let others in thru the vulnerability door?
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Why let others in thru the vulnerability door?
Unity
Psalms 133