EquipHer Vol. 30: "Weaknesses Are Fertile Ground for Growth"Sample

Day 2 – The Key to Collaboration

"Weaknesses are fertile ground for collaboration to take place." - Wendy Perez

There are moments when seeing someone else excel in the exact same area as ourselves, can spark struggle and insecurity within us. However, everything shifts when we stop viewing others as competition and start seeing them as carriers of solutions. This is a radical shift in mindset, and it begins with self-awareness.

Being aware of your weaknesses is not a sign of failure or defeat, it is the starting point for building healthy and effective collaborations. When you can honestly recognize what you do well and what falls outside of your capabilities, you begin to see others as a resource.

In professional environments, this truth becomes even more evident. When you lead a team, develop a project, or run a business, the temptation to do everything on your own can become a trap. However, on the contrary, businesses thrive when everyone uses and shares what they have, offering it for the greater good and the pursuit of shared goals. It is in the diversity of roles, skills, and perspectives that a business becomes stronger, more expansive, and more innovative.

Recognizing what you cannot do does not make you less capable—it makes you humble, wise, and open to making room for the people God has prepared to walk alongside you.

Scripture gives us a powerful image of the Body of Christ: “God’s marvelous grace imparts to each one of us varying gifts and ministries that are uniquely ours. If God has given you the grace-gift of prophecy, you must activate your gift by using the proportion of faith you have to prophesy. If your grace-gift is serving, then thrive in serving others well. If you have the grace-gift of teaching, then be actively teaching and training others” (Romans 12:6–7, The Passion Translation).

God has entrusted us with specific gifts, but He has not given all gifts to every person. Your fullness begins to manifest when you stop trying to be suitable for every role and instead start walking with those who carry what you lack. Collaboration is not dependency—it is functionality. It is the wise choice of those who understand that success, in God’s Kingdom, is never built in isolation.

It could be that what is wearing you out right now is not something you need to “overcome,” but rather something you need to entrust to someone else.
Perhaps God is simply waiting for you to surrender to the possibility that someone else—alongside you—is part of the solution.

What area of your life could flourish if you made space for someone else's help?

Being aware of your weaknesses is a form of inner strength—it sets you free from the trap of perfectionism and opens the door to collaboration, and collaboration is a true catalyst for growth. When you stop trying to do it all on your own and bring in others with complementary strengths, you multiply your impact.

Prayer: Lord, thank You that I do not have to do everything alone. Help me recognize my limitations not as weaknesses to hide, but as open doors to collaboration and connection. Give me the wisdom to see who You have placed beside me as part of the answer, and the humility to receive help. Amen.