"How Do I Leverage This?" - Clay Everett | Available, Week 3
We often overlook a paradox—the ability to leverage our hardships, failings, and weaknesses to draw us closer to God and make an impact for the Kingdom of God. Leveraging the hard stuff means not just enduring it but embracing it. It's about naming our sufferings and sharing our failings, for it's in this raw honesty that allows for healing to take place and hope to spring up. We often run from our struggles, seeking refuge in distractions or denial. But it's precisely when we face them head-on when we muster the courage to admit our weaknesses, that we allow God to work inside our hearts. It's easy to put on a façade of strength and invulnerability. We've been conditioned to believe that this is the way to navigate life. But the cracks in our armor, the moments when we drop our guard and expose our true selves, make the most profound impact. We connect with one another through vulnerability; through this same vulnerability, we connect with God.