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Coming Clean about Our Weakness [Excerpt by Wes Yoder] Posted: 11 Apr 2012 12:34 PM PDT   Excerpt from Wes Yoder's Bond of Brothers: Connecting with Other Men Beyond Work, Weather and Sports (eBook).    Learn More One of the most counter-intuitive statements our Lord ever made does not describe very well the day-to-day perspective of almost anyone I know: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" [2 Corinithians 12:9]. Now how about that? We spend our lives telling each other to focus on our strengths, to work in our core skill sets, to dance with the thing that brought us to the party, to perfect our brand, and to protect our image. This is not the beginning of an argument to tell you not to use your strengths, but it is to say [this:] If you want to see the power of God at work in your life, you'll have to quit hiding your weaknesses from people and from him — as though you can hide anything long enough to actually get it past God or even the people who know you.   [This teaching] really just means you have to be honest, to deal in truth rather than fiction. This is the requirement of Jesus that scares [the living daylights] out of most Christians.  - Wes Yoder   Learn More Learn more about Bond of Brothers (eBook)   Other Posts You May Like Build a Fire: Manhood that's Honest, Strong, and ... Weak? via Wes Yoder Kneeling before the King via Wes Yoder What If God Were Your Best Friend? via Wes Yoder   (Some styling above is a web-exclusive feature not included in the text of Bond of Bros. Image attribution: "Abraham and Three Angels" by Rembrandt, c. 1646 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. This post does not represent the views of Zondervan or any of its representatives. The writer's personal opinions are shared only for information purposes. To receive new Zondervan Blog posts in your reader or email inbox, subscribe to Zondervan Blog.)

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