Welcome to the in touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Monday October 14th.

Sometimes Christians just try too hard, but the gospel is clear that we don't get the

Lord's favor by achievement.

Today's podcast helps us learn and accept the blessings of our inadequacy.

Inadequacy is a very uncomfortable feeling. In fact, sometimes it's not just uncomfortable, it's very painful and it can be very embarrassing.

Well, the truth is that all of us are inadequate to do certain things.

And so when you think about it, you ask yourself the question, well, is there anything

good that could come out of my feeling inadequate when a person should feel very adequate,

very sufficient, very very qualified very capable and

whatever they attempt in life well that's what I want to talk about in this message

because there is something good that can come out of our sense of inadequacy.

The title of this message is the blessings of our inadequacy.

And I want you to turn, if you will, to 2 Corinthians, chapter 3.

The Apostle Paul, who appears to be a very adequate person in the minister of which God

calls him, gives us a tremendous principle here, I believe, in this passage that would be

helpful for all of us. In fact, if you listen carefully,

this message could liberate you from a feeling of inadequacy that will keep you from enjoying

God's best blessings in your life.

Let me give you an idea of what is happening before we read this passage so you'll understand

what it's about.

Otherwise, it doesn't sound quite so simple. The Apostle Paul had been preaching in the church

that Corinth and been teaching them and so as a result people had been saved

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