Weak Strength

   "The Bible characters fell on their strong points, never on their weak ones." (Oswald Chambers)

   Why is it that our strengths cause us to fail? I say, "I know that I can do this job, I have done it many times before, and people around me say that this strength is my gift". Could it be that I am prone to listen to what people say, especially if I want to pat myself on the back? Oh, the self pride in all of that.

   I can be doing a job that brings glory to God and all of a sudden start to believe my press clippings, and it is all out the window. My strengths turn into weakness as my clay feet are exposed. Pride rears its ugly head again.

   Is the solution to this problem area never to accept any place of leadership? That is pretty drastic, maybe it would just be good not to take a place that I know I can do on my own. If I need to depend on the strength of God to get a job done, I won't be tempted to take all the credit.

   I need to ponder this some more.