Most people find out fairly quickly that I'm a sort of jack of all trades. Usually because they assume I'm a photo major after they see me running around taking photos of everything, and then find out that I'm actually a Mathematics major, Physics minor.

But by no means does that mean I don't have things I'm not good at. I just don't like doing them. I like doing things where I know I'll be mostly successful.

I realized this in several ways this week. First off, as part of our intern/student leader bonding time, we played a few games of volleyball. I despise and am terrible at volleyball. Secondly, my roommate started teaching me how to play some drums. I know very little felt like I kept stumbling over the drums equivalent of 2+2. Lastly, my roommate and I went for a run the other morning. Again, not at all a strong suit.

Last week I talked about brokenness, and in many ways this is very similar. But this goes beyond the brokenness. This is about getting over the pride I somehow feel entitled to, and doing things I'm bad at helps with that perspective.

So far, I've only been speaking physically, but this still applies spiritually. This summer will push my limits and put me in situations that I'm spiritually unprepared for. With that will come perspective, though. It'll help me remember that I absolutely do not have it all together and that Christ should receive the glory for anything that happens this summer.


This ties in only somewhat: We're reading Generous Justice by Timothy Keller this week and I came across this quote:

‎"Once you come to grasp the gospel of grace, when you come upon those who are economically poor, you cannot say to them, 'Pull yourself up by your bootstraps!' because you certainly did not do that spiritually. Jesus intervened for you. And you cannot say, 'I won't help you because you got yourself into this mess,' since God came to earth, moved into your spiritually poor neighborhood, as it were, and helped you even though your spiritual problems were your own fault."