Following up on yesterday’s post, I think I need to clarify something about limitations.
It is not wrong to know your limitations. An accurate self-assessment of what you’re capable of is a good thing. In fact, if you were completely unaware of yourself, the consequences could be disastrous in terms of your leadership and your pursuit of God’s calling on your life.
But it is wrong to project your assessment and knowledge of what you’re capable of onto God and what He is capable of.
A helpful distinction for us to keep in mind here is the line between being self-aware and self-conscious.
A self-aware person acknowledges their inabilities. A self-conscious person is controlled or even paralyzed by them. A self-aware person realizes that God’s power can overcome their weaknesses. A self-conscious person is so focused on their weaknesses that the availability of God’s superior ability does not even register on their radar.
When your awareness of yourself begins to overshadow your awareness of what God can accomplish in spite of yourself, you know you have crossed the line.