We all have a blunt edge, somewhere.

Everyone has some lacking in their make-up, temperament, social skills, attention span, reasoning, or memory. We all have a weakness that can either lead us toward failure or drive us to a stronger character. Blunt edges require more strength.

With God’s help, working through handicaps produces patience, perseverance, humility, and wisdom.

Helen Keller acquired her blunt axe at two years of age when a fever stole away her sight and hearing. Though she could walk and talk before the age of one, after her illness, she struggled to safely move about and communicate.

Her disabilities might have robbed her of living a whole life, but she went on to achieve what was rare for any woman in the early 1900s. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and then, though still blind and deaf, went on to became a prolific writer and speaker.

We too have a blunt axe that can render some part of our life ineffective or even destructive. Your “blunt axe” is God’s place to shine in you. His “strength is make perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9 KJV).

He wants to enable you. Your success, because of His strength, brings Him glory.