I know this guy who for many years was trying to be someone that he thought he could be. He hid behind a shield of self belief and when the rear time came and he let the shield down he started to feel weak and put the shield up harder and stronger.
He had many friends that knew him as a Strong character and friend that could see through him and all liked him for who he was even when he was sometimes grumpy and aggressive or when he was fun and joking around.
One day something happened that made this guy unable to hold the shield up and how ever hard he tried the shield was weak and could not be used to defend or hide his true feelings.
Soon the chap realised that actually people like the weakness and he actually found that being him self and not something he thought he should be was a strenth. People began to learn on him and he them. he found a whole new look on life and instead of trying to hold up the shield he was trying to lose it as he felt the weight was holding him back.
He still has many friends and more, and he worked out that friends like the weak version more than the strong, and he know if some didnt then maybe they are not as good friends as he thought.
Do you carry round a wieghty shield to stop people getting to see the real you? do you feel strong and losing the defence is not an option? Well what this guy realised is that he was made to be someone he wasnt being and that the weaknesses became his true strengh.
We sang a song in church the other week and the words for the first time stood out at me......
''He turns are weaknesses into his opotunities''
So why not ty and be weak as it will make you strong. You never know God may well be there to turn your weaknesses and disasters into his opotunities.
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