Who, Me?

[Vyctorya911]

This was given to me by a friend last night & I wanted to share it with y'all.

Vyctorya

The world might say that there are many reasons why God wouldn't want to use you or me. But don't worry:

Moses stuttered.

David's armour didn't fit.

John Mark was rejected by Paul.

Hosea's wife was a prostitute.

Amos' only training was in the school of fig-tree pruning.

Solomon was too rich.

Abraham was too old.

David was too young.

Timothy had ulcers.

Peter was afraid of death.

Lazarus was dead.

John was self-righteous.

Naomi was a widow.

Paul was a murderer.

So was Moses.

So was David.

Jonah ran from God.

Miriam was a gossip.

Gideon and Thomas both doubted.

Jeremiah was depressed and suicidal.

Elijah was burned out.

John the Baptist was a loudmouth.

Martha was a worrywart.

Mary was lazy.

Samson had long hair.

Noah got drunk.

Did I mention that Moses had a short fuse? So did Peter, Paul - well, lots of folks did. But God doesn't require a job interview. He doesn't hire and fire like most bosses because He's more like our dad than our boss. God doesn't look at financial gain or loss. He's not prejudiced or partial, not judging, grudging, sassy or brassy, not deaf to our cries, not blind to our needs. As much as we try, God's gifts are free. We could do wonderful things for wonderful people, and still not be wonderful.

God looks back and sees the cross. He doesn't calculate what you did in '78. It's not even on the record. Sure, there are lots of reasons why God shouldn't want us. But if we are utterly in love with Him, if we hunger for Him more than our next breath, He'll use us in spite of who we are, where we've been or what we look like. Step out of your limitations and into the unlimitable nature of who God is.

[dmiller]

Nice. Very nice. :)

[Galen]

Lot got drunk too.

[Kit Sober]

"Lazarus was dead."

That's my favorite. Not much worse off than that.