Our inadequacies usually have a profound negative impact. However, the most positive step in solving any problem is to realize your own needs. As you look at these men who had deserted Jesus at the foot of the cross, you began to realize that now they are at a great advantage. At least they understand their needs. The emptier you are, the more of God's fullness you experience.
Grace demands that it be so, for grace is designed to fill our emptiness.
The emptier the vessel, the greater the filling. We see them everyday as we wrestle with work and family. Oftentimes we fail, but we can rest assured that God is more than willing to help us face our inadequacies. He desires to replace our inadequacies with his fullness. To have a new beginning we must make a voluntary response to God's Word in repentance.