Have you reached your Potential?

Do you think I look to red? Yesterday, my outfit was the center of controversy. Of course I was pro-red, inspi-red, with my blue tennis shoes... later a good friend explained me that the strips on the pants are with the purpose to assist you on choosing your pairing color, so I was supposed to wear a white or black shirt, with black or white tennis shoes... Looking at my past, I was so worried about my wardrobe, that I always got "Brand" clothes, eyeglasses, socks, shoes and accessories... my dressing room was sorted by color and combination. And I dressed like that to "fit" and feel security on my way to dress... there is a popular phrase in Mexico, "People will treat you the way you look". I felt security on my clothes. Now I don't really care (too much) about my combinations... nevertheless I will avoid to provocate confusion between me and a Coke Sign! :) This weekend Troy is going to talk about insecurity. I'm sure that will be really interes...

I’m Insecure When I was invited to write this a devotion on insecurity, my first reaction was exactly that—I became insecure! You see, my first language is not English, so I am not very secure at writing in English. When I was living in Mexico, one of my best skills involved communicating. I was a great speaker. I spoke at approximately 20 conferences a year, participated on several TV shows, and even wrote a newspaper column. My sense of security was based on my talents and my strengths. However, when God brought me to Flamingo Road Church, I faced a big challenge when it came o expressing myself verbally. I could barely transmit a complete thought from my brain to my mouth and then into the ears of others. I became extremely frustrated. During this time, I discovered my so-called gift was no longer of use. I was then led to the follow verse: 2nd, Corinthians 8-10 (NIV):Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you...