What little boy didn’t want to be like Samson in the
Bible? Supernatural power, no one could
stop him! Samson had so much
potential. He was chosen, separated, and called from birth to achieve great
things for God. Yet Samson, like all of
us, had an Achilles’ heel: a deadly weakness in spite of overall strength, which
could actually or potentially lead to his downfall.
In the message I mentioned that I am like a spider with six Achilles’ heels. My seven-year-old niece later corrected me: “Uncle
Rey, spiders have eight legs.” She is
probably right. I am sure I have more like eight Achilles’ heels.
One of my Achilles’ heels is my anger. Many of us
have said something we did not mean in anger, but how many of us have done foolish
things when we were mad? I remember one time I took the AFE kids on a field
trip and after waiting 20 minutes for a parking spot a man rudely cut me off
and stole my spot. In anger I rolled
down my window and chucked the gum I had been chewing at his car, in front of
the adoring eyes of my AFE students. What did they learn that day? I was so embarrassed
about how I behaved when my Achilles’ heel got the best of me.
We all have so much strength and so much
weakness. Just like Samson, we cannot ignore our weaknesses or it will come back
to haunt us.
Our
action-point from this weekend was simply to identify your personal Achilles’
heels. If you have no idea what it could be ask a close
friend, spouse or relative (your wife might even have a list for you!) Yet sometimes
we keep our Achilles’ heels hidden and are ashamed to admit just how weak we truly
are. Addressing your Achilles’ heel takes real courage and honest evaluation. Find
someone to help you. Talk to your TLC leader
or a pastor.
My
prayer for this community is that we would take a different road than Samson,
that instead of ignoring our Achilles’ heels we would address them….our God-given
potential and future hangs in the balance.
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