How many times have your been told to work on your weaknesses? It might possibly be the most annoying misguided business advice in the history of ever!
Magnify your gifts to multiply the rewards
In context there is nothing “wrong” with working on weaknesses. There are moments that it is critical (think sin). If you have a weakness for sugar and you are diabetic, that is one thing – but in a context of success, working on weakness can destroy the very essence of who you are and who you were created to be!
I want to invite you to step into your strengths! Go full into your endeavor with every gift God blessed you with and partner with people that are strong in other ways!
I am a details person. I love spreadsheets and systems. I can see the big picture and in a split second see what the steps are to make it happen.
I am not, however, gifted in making the steps fun or bringing others in to the accomplishment. I can also get bogged down in the sequence and completion instead of staying focused on the desired finished state. This ties back into the joining hands! I have friends that can make anything fun! They can take my methodical steps and package it in a way that everyone wants to be a part of the journey! I have other friends that completely grasp the idea of “done enough” and “next step.”
When we work together, the results are exponentially multiplied. We have celebrated the wonderment on more than one occasion and look forward to the next “event.” When we operate in our God given gifts, we are inviting God, creator of the known and unknown universe, to step into our process and give us strength to accomplish His will for our lives. And when we partner with others that received different gifts, God takes our actions and blesses them beyond belief.
God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. ~Ephesians 3:20, The Message
