Description
Boasting In Weakness by Rick Thomas is a gospel-centered examination of suffering, human fragility, and the transformative power of God’s strength in our most vulnerable places. Drawing deeply from 2 Corinthians 12:9—“Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me”—Thomas crafts a theologically rich and practical call to embrace the Christian life of humble dependence on the Lord.
This book is not a motivational manual on self-improvement or personal resilience. It is a deep dive into the paradox at the heart of the Christian life: that our limitations, afflictions, and trials are not obstacles to overcome but instruments God uses to magnify His power and glory. Through a careful and personal unfolding of Scripture, Thomas urges believers to rethink what it means to suffer well, not by escaping hardship, but by seeing weakness as the stage upon which God’s strength shines most brightly.
Each chapter invites the reader to engage with the practical realities of life—relational conflict, personal inadequacy, fear of man, the idol of self-reliance—and to replace them with a gospel-centric perspective rooted in humility, repentance, and Spirit-enabled obedience. Whether addressing the painful effects of performance-driven Christianity, the generational consequences of poor leadership in the home, or the cultural pressures to avoid weakness at all costs, Thomas consistently anchors every insight in the truth of God’s Word.
The author dismantles the secular myth that strength is found in independence or achievement. Instead, he lifts high the reality that God’s surpassing power is intentionally deposited in jars of clay—ordinary, fragile people—so that Christ may be exalted through us. The goal is not self-glory but Christ-likeness; not managing appearances, but modeling gospel transformation in the everyday tensions of life.
Boasting in Weakness is ideal for believers who long to know how to suffer with purpose, love with sacrifice, and live with confidence—not in themselves but in the power of God who raises the dead. For the struggler, the discouraged, the weary, and those discipling others, this book offers a clear, hopeful, and biblically faithful framework for embracing the kind of weakness that glorifies God.