What if the place you’re trying hardest to avoid—the gap between your limits and your calling—is exactly where God intends to meet you? We step straight into that tension, tracing how revelation often shows up where contradictions collide: hunger and lack, favor and fear, promise and process.

We start with a striking picture from a Colorado trail—bighorn rams slamming together with the force of a car crash—to frame the lived experience of faith. From there, we revisit two blind men who somehow follow Jesus across a threshold they were never “supposed” to cross, reminding us that hunger often outruns propriety. Then we let Paul guide us into the core paradox: “My power is made perfect in weakness.” We contrast polished, strength-forward leadership with the quieter way of boasting in infirmity so the power of Christ rests personally, not just on a room. 

Mary’s encounter with Gabriel reframes what favor looks like. “The Lord is with you” comes with risk, surrender, and an assignment beyond ability. Her yes becomes a model for incarnation today: expose your insufficiency, consent to being overshadowed by the Spirit, and carry what God conceives. We explore why the “five loaves and two fish” pattern still applies—offering what is clearly not enough and watching grace multiply it—and how life itself can tutor us in the supernatural if we stop waiting to feel qualified.

We close with something practical yet profound: joy in distress is born from nearness. Cultivate simple rhythms of union with Jesus—quiet mornings, breath prayers in pressure, courageous yeses in small tasks—and watch courage rise where you expected collapse. If you’ve been waiting to feel strong before you move, this conversation invites you to lead with weakness and discover the strength that meets you on the water.

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