Just Because You’re Tired Doesn’t Mean You’ve Failed
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In February 2023, Zach Meerkreebs was simply serving as a guest pastor at one of Asbury University’s regularly scheduled chapel services when he told his audience, “Do not leave here until you experience the love of God so that you can pour it out.” Not only did students spontaneously decide to stick around, they did so for 16 days, with the crowd at times growing to more than 50,000 people. This week Zach talks with Nate Dewberry about both what he preached on at the revival and what he’s learned since, including new perspectives on admitting weakness and how we can be humble before the Lord without settling for mediocrity.
Show Notes
Segment chapters
0:00 Intro/Meditations on our weakness vs. God’s strength
2:47 Why men find it especially difficult to confront and admit weakness
11:03 The 2023 Asbury revival and how it changed Zach’s life and perspectives
15:59 Being humble doesn’t require you to be meek or mediocre
22:31 Everyday practices for staying humble, mindful, and spiritually healthy
Snippets/excerpts
2:12 to 2:46—“Fatigue isn’t always a sign of sin or weakness”
8:51 to 10:49—How taking a close look at his daughter’s elementary school workload helped Zach gain new perspective on her behavior, and on God’s promise to us
11:58 to 13:52—“God does not come to cancel my humanity”: a spontaneous spiritual revival helps Zach make peace with his limitations
16:32 to 18:25—Being humble doesn’t mean you have to accept mediocrity; it’s OK to be great if you remember your greatness is in service to the Lord
20:23 to 21:21—Why it’s smarter to “recline at the lower seat” first
Discussion
1:30—Read the passages from 2 Corinthians that Zach references, and the statement “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” What does this passage mean to you? Can you think of a time when you admitted a weakness and relied on God’s grace to help you overcome it? 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 (NIV)
3:49—Who (or what) are the “unreliable narrators” you’ve allowed to shape your vision of masculinity? Can you think of a recent “aha” moment in which you realized one of those narrators was untrustworthy and that God offered a better plan? Romans 12:2 (NIV)
4:37—Which of your friends do you feel like you have “permission” to admit weakness? What about them makes you feel safe entrusting knowledge of your weakness to them? Do you have any friends whom you absolutely wouldn’t trust with that information, and if so, why? Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 (NIV)
13:46—When you experience a period of major excitement or achievement, does the end of that period make you feel energized by all that you experienced, or are you more likely to feel depressed that it’s over, or that you didn’t do more? Are you willing to accept the possibility that God didn’t want or expect you to do more? Psalm 127:1–2 (NIV)
17:13—Have you ever been reluctant to make full use of your skills or talents because you were afraid of looking like you were showing off or being prideful? Does using those talents to serve or glorify God help you feel less inhibited? 1 Peter 4:10–11 (NIV)
20:24—Have you ever “sat in a seat of honor,” only to be told to give it up to someone who deserved it more? Conversely, have you ever started out in a “lower seat” but were then invited to a higher one? Which was the more satisfying experience? Luke 14:10–11 (NIV)
30:08—Has someone ever come to you for help and you had to tell them “I can’t be everything you need me to be”? Have you ever heard that from someone you went to for help? How did you react to hearing that? Galatians 6:2, 5 (NIV)
Other resources
Zach’s recent book, Lower: Igniting Spiritual Awakening Through Radical Humility
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