But he said to me “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
[2 Cor 12:9-10 NIV]
Christian Recording Artist, Jason Gray, has struggled with a speech impediment throughout his life. In this video he shares a bit about that, how he taps into the mind of God, and how he has learned that through our weaknesses, God’s strength is perfected.
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JASON GRAY: Each morning when I wake up, it’s very important for me to tap into the mind of God, you know, and if there’s ever a time where I’d rather sleep in or I feel like I have a lot of time to read, I just think of, you know, this day I’m going to need the mind and heart of God on everything I face and stuff. So it helps give me the motivation to make that happen. Also, a parable [phonetic] is a daily corrective. As a guy with a speech handicap, who stutters (there it is right there), living in a world that champions and celebrates strength and perfection, and achievement, daily I need to be reminded that it’s through our weaknesses that his strength is perfected, and that my imperfections put his glory and his grace on display. I’m tempted to always believe that this weakness I have is a liability or a hindrance, but the Word of God daily reminds me that my weakness may be my greatest asset because it gives me access to a strength beyond myself.
July 7th, 2007 at 11:55 am
I also struggle with a speech impediment. I have given it to the Lord, and He has done some absolute miracles in my speech and life in general. I really believe the Lord leaves just enough of the impediment there to keep us humble and totally dependent upon Him.
September 18th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Jason, thanks for sharing so vulnerably! You helped me to further embrace the parts of me that are hard to embrace.