Why Me?

These lines have lain dormant on my computer for months:

Why me? Why am I the one You have sent to this foreign country? There are many others who are more talented in language and get it quickly. There are many others who have more abilities and can be far more useful. There are many others who know You more intimately and would show others the way. There are many others who are better parents and could lead their family through these land mines of life. There are many others who are natural leaders and can provide strong leadership. Why me?

These are not the ranting of a malcontent questioning the Lord with, “Why have you done this to me?” but the searching thoughts of someone who feels inadequate to accomplish the mission. The answer has been lurking in the back of my mind for quite some time, but in a flash this week it came a little more into focus.

“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. 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.’”

There’s the answer - “my power is made perfect in weakness.” But is there something more here, a grain of truth that challenges my spiritual perception? Yes, it’s wrapped up in that little word – delight. It's the word that turns my questioning on its head and gives room for His power to rest upon me. Oh, for the grace to delight!

(Above Ken enjoys a few grasshoppers.)