https://odb.org/2023/11/19/gathering-strength
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness. 2 Corinthians 12:9. It’s an exhortation from our Lord Jesus Christ that affirms that He is working on our weaknesses in the natural as we journey with Him in our spiritual life.
No one is perfect, even the most successful of people except Christ. All of us will have weaknesses. Even in analysing deals and transactions, there are bound to be cons as there are pros. In business analysis, we weigh the pros and the cons and consider which outweigh the other? There can never be a business without risks. If so, the premium is prohibitive, or the returns will be low when compared against the outlay. Case in point is investment in government securities, which is incidentally a fiscal tool used by central banks to regulate liquidity and thus inflation. Malaysia government securities are bonds issued to raise funds that are long-term in nature with a relatively low coupon rate that are tradable with a discount to the rate. It comes with a sovereign risk rating. In other words, it is one of the safest of investments as it is pegged to the government’s risk rating. For something like a minimum of RM5 million, we will tie our money down for 10 years for a return of, say, around 5% per annum. High entry point, long-term, and relatively low return.
I think we have to accept that as human beings that our genius somehow comes with some deformities. It is rare to be athletic, beautiful, tall, strong, brainy, a mathematical wizard, an accomplished artist, profilic writer, inventor, and multi instrumentalist to boot. In human history, only Leonardo Da Vinci comes to mind, and even he is not without weaknesses.
However, as believers, our God delights in human weakness as it is in our weakness that His strength is made perfect. Our weaknesses keep us humble in the Lord, for we need Him to overcome our gaps and inadequacies. His glory shines forth as we see His power working in our weaknesses to perfect and make us complete. For example, as we grow older, we are slowly weakened by afflictions. Just a simple muscle pull will stay with us for weeks! But life goes on. We need to strive on in our work and spiritual journey, for our own sake, and for the sake of our loved ones. It is the Lord who gives us the strength and encouragement to continue fulfilling His will and His plans and purposes for our lives.
Don’t despair our weaknesses and human afflictions and shortcomings. Instead, rejoice that God’s power may be perfected in our weaknesses. We will see His grace, mercy, and compassion working in our lives as we humble ourselves before Him. He will rescue and redeem us in our times of trouble. He will make complete and perfect us day by day and strengthen our inner man, and one day, we will be complete in Him.
Ronnie's Thoughts 