redemptive manner. I believe
that when we do that God
unlocks and unleashes not
only provision but purpose in
our lives. says that “He will be strong”
for us. Our “capacity” for
life actually increases with
suffering.
A basic tenet of our faith is
that “unless a seed falls into
the ground and dies, it will
not bear fruit.” When we lean
into our weaknesses and
brokenness that is when God dentures which gave her
a beautiful smile. Shortly
afterwards, she got a new
job and her family invited
her over for the holidays.
In the book, I talk about
The death of my father
You say that potential is al-
at a young age gave me
ways limited, but capacity is tremendous passion and
limitless: Explain how this is so. ministry for young men with-
out fathers and widows. This
Yes. This point is critical. As
heart-breaking loss has result-
selfish people, we all want
ed in incredible spiritual fruit
to “fulfill our potential” to
that I am now thankful for.
be all that we can be. God,
on the other hand, wants
You describe the “Land of
us to be all that we can be
What Is” as our scarcity-
for Him and His Kingdom.
driven culture, and the “Land
Take Joni Earickson Tada,
of What Could Be” as faith
who was paralyzed in a
and possibility. How does the
diving accident when she
“paradigm of capacity” help
was young and became a
us to see beyond scarcity to
quadriplegic. Her “potential” possibility?
was cut short in so many
Again, The Land of What Is is
ways but her speaking,
one of scarcity driven by the
artwork, and life of faith
laws of godless economics
have moved millions. Her
and human reason. It does
“capacity” was increased
not take into account the
by her accident. I see many
power and plan of God or
people who are embittered
our community. We helped
and can lose faith because
a middle aged unemployed
they interpret negative
woman with rotten teeth
experiences as God not
who was estranged from
loving them.
her family. We got her new
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