YOUR STRENGTHS – A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD

Your biggest strengths can also be your biggest weaknesses. It can be a double edged sword. I’ve been chewing on this thought all week. Two of my biggest strengths are the ability to get things done and great people skills.

When it comes to preteen ministry, I am a doer. Planning life-changing events, developing creative weekend services and being involved in the lives of preteens are a few examples. On the flip side, I sometimes have a tendency to overdue it. I can get so busy doing ministry that I don’t have the energy or time for my family, self or God. So, I make it a point to only take on about half of what I think I can handle. Most of the time it ends up being just enough. This discipline also creates cushion and downtime in my life. Cushion is the time I have in between tasks – big or small. Unwinding, relaxing, and reflecting are all things that are possible when I have cushion in my life.

I love serving and connecting with people. My love for people is genetic, getting it from both my dad and granddad. They were exactly the same way. Nearly everyone in the city of New Orleans their age knows who they are and loves them. Like them, I am a people person. I also have a heart to walk through difficult times with people and serve them whenever I can. On the flip side, people have a way of sucking the life out of me. If I am not careful to replenish my life with prayer and solitude then I easily get burned out.

It is an ironic thought that your very strengths can be your biggest weaknesses. What are your biggest strengths? How could they potentially be your biggest weaknesses? Be aware of the negative side of your strengths and build disciplines in your life to play them in your favor.