I saw this online somewhere and thought it would be a great encouragment to many of you out there. (It was to me) Too often we feel attacked by the enemy who wants to tell us that we aren't worth anything.. that we've made too many mistakes, that we still make too many mistakes. That we are nothing but self-loving,dishonest, stupid, ugly, and evil at heart. Well, that may be true! But look what God did with people just like you and me. See if you can find yourself among these spiritual giants. And if not, add one of your own at the end.
Noah was a drunk
Abraham was too old
Isaac was a daydreamer
Jacob was a liar
Leah was ugly
Joseph was abused
Moses had a stuttering problem
Gideon was afraid
Samson had long hair and was a womanizer
Rahab was a prostitute
Jeremiah and Timothy were too young
David had an affair and was a murderer
Elijah was suicidal
Isaiah preached naked
Jonah ran from God
Naomi was a widow
Job went bankrupt
Peter denied Christ
The Disciples fell asleep while praying
Martha worried about everything
The Samaritan Woman was divorced and living with a man
Zaccheus was too small
Paul was too religious
Timothy had an ulcer
Lazarus was dead
And I added my own: MaryLu was a divorced, promiscuous drunk (And look how he's using me!)
Think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things - and the things that are not - to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. ~1 Corinthians 1:26-29
If you have one of your own you'd like to add, please do. Don't be embarassed or shy. I've told you what I was. The reason? To give God and only God the glory for what I've become and what I'm on my way to becoming.
Be encouraged today. And go out and do HUGE things for God.
Monday, 16 May 2011
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