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The Paradox of Self-Image: Why Availability Matters More Than Ability

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Tired of feeling “not enough”? In this powerful, hope-filled message, Dr. Emerson Eggerichs shatters the lie that God needs your ability, talent, beauty, or success—He simply wants your availability. Through moving real-life stories and biblical truth, discover why the “nobodies” often become God’s “somebodies,” and why surrendering your inadequacy (or your success) is the key to a lifetime of joyful usefulness and unshakable identity in Christ. Perfect for anyone trapped in comparison or fearing they have nothing to offer.

Emerson Eggerichs, Ph.D.
Author, Speaker, Pastor

Questions to Consider

  1. When you look at your life right now, what area are you holding back from God because you feel you don’t have enough ability, talent, education, beauty, or status—and what would it look like to simply say “yes” with what you do have?
  2. If every external marker of success, admiration, and youth disappeared tomorrow, whose voice would you still hear telling you that you are loved and valuable?
  3. Who in your life right now needs exactly what you think disqualifies you (your past pain, your limitations, your ordinary life), and how might making yourself available to them change both of your stories?
  4. Looking back over the testimonies you just heard, which person’s story hit you the hardest, and what specific step of availability is God whispering to you today?

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