{"id":19504,"date":"2019-10-28T10:48:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T15:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=19504"},"modified":"2019-10-29T10:49:44","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:49:44","slug":"drawing-strength-weakness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2019\/10\/28\/drawing-strength-weakness\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawing Strength from Weakness"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<h3>BE STRONG<\/h3>\n<\/nav>\n<hgroup class=\"content-header\">\n<h5 class=\" entry-title \"><span class=\"notranslate\">\u201cFor when I feel weak, then I am strong\u201d (2 Cor 12:10).<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\" entry-title \"><span class=\"notranslate\">This verse seems like a great Pauline contradiction.<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/hgroup>\n<div id=\"content-post\" class=\"container-content\">\n<article id=\"post-17946\" class=\"post-17946 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comportamento tag-forca tag-fraqueza tag-riqueza tag-superacao tag-vitoria\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">How can I draw strength from my weakness?<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">How can I, before my helplessness, be powerful?<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">This is only possible from the perspective of someone who recognizes themselves in need of God.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">Someone who, like Paul, knows that without the action of the Holy Spirit nothing can be done.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_132538\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-132538\" src=\"https:\/\/img.cancaonova.com\/cnimages\/canais\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2008\/08\/formacao_como-posso-fazer-para-tirar-forca-de-minha-fraqueza.jpg\" alt=\"How can I do strength from my weakness?\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"notranslate\">Illustrative Photo: Daniel Mafra \/ cancaonova.com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"notranslate\">Who was Paul of Tarsus?<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">Where did you seek strength to overcome your weaknesses?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">Paul was a well-studied guy of unique intelligence, but he knew that his humanity had&nbsp;weaknesses&nbsp;.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">And how did you handle it?<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">Only by submitting everything to God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">The weak person is not one who has weaknesses, but one who surrenders to them.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">To touch my weaknesses, my emptiness, is to realize that when I have nothing left, I can count completely on&nbsp;God&nbsp;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">We are human, we are people.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">We feel pain, we feel thirsty, we feel helpless.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">Even Jesus in His humanity also felt pain.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">And He was not afraid to present His weaknesses to friends and to God.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">In Gethsemane, this was clearly presented to us.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"notranslate\">A story to illustrate<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">I remember here an old story:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">A ten-year-old boy decided to practice judo despite losing his arm in a terrible car accident.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">The boy was doing very well, but without understanding why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one movement.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">The boy then told him:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">\u2013 Master, shouldn\u2019t I learn more movements?<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"notranslate\">The master answered the boy calmly and with conviction:<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"notranslate\">\u201cThat\u2019s really the only move you know, but it\u2019s also the only move you need to know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">Months later, the master enrolled the boy in his first tournament.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">The boy easily won his first two fights and went to the final fight of the tournament.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">His opponent was much bigger, stronger and more experienced.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">The boy, using the teachings of the master, joined the fight and, when given the opportunity, used his move to stop the opponent.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">That\u2019s how the boy won the fight and the tournament.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">He was champion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">Later at home, the boy and the master reviewed each fight.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">So the boy got up the courage to ask what was really on his mind:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">\u2013 Master, how could I win the tournament with just one move?<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"notranslate\">\u201cYou won for two reasons,\u201d replied the master.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">First, you have mastered one of judo\u2019s toughest moves.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">And secondly, the only known defense for this move is for your opponent to grab your left arm.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"notranslate\">Conclusion<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">The boy\u2019s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">So we too can use our weakness to make it our strength.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">We cannot be afraid to let Master Jesus work out our weakness.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">He knows how to deal with our humanity, what apparently is our weakness, and make it our greatest wealth and strength.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<footer id=\"autor_info\" class=\"entry-utility\">\n<figure class=\"entry-thumb\"><a class=\"entry_author_image\" href=\"https:\/\/translate.googleusercontent.com\/translate_c?depth=1&amp;rurl=translate.google.com&amp;sl=pt-BR&amp;sp=nmt4&amp;tl=en&amp;u=https:\/\/formacao.cancaonova.com\/author\/adrianogoncalves\/&amp;xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259,15700262,15700265,15700271&amp;usg=ALkJrhgVYSw9ulIwyBuxioIIejYP8bpAjQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.cancaonova.com\/cnimages\/canais\/authors\/79_thumb.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<div class=\"entry-bloco\">\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><span class=\"notranslate\">Adriano Gon\u00e7alves<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"notranslate\">Adriano Gon\u00e7alves dos Santos is a member of the Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova Community.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">Graduated in philosophy and psychology.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">Acted on TV Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova as host of the program Jesus Revolution.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"notranslate\">Today he works at the Psychology Center that is part of the General Formation of Can\u00e7\u00e3o Nova.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul was a well-studied guy of unique intelligence, but he knew that his humanity had\u00a0weaknesses\u00a0.\u00a0And how did you handle it?\u00a0Only by submitting everything to God. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2019\/10\/28\/drawing-strength-weakness\/\">Continue reading <span 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