“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” (2 Cor. 4:7)
Recently, I thought I should create a great website (this one! :)). While scouring the web for ideas, I came upon an online shop that sells inspirational Christian posters, and I was so impressed I decided to buy a few! You will find them dotted around Maisha, on your next visit. I hope you find them as inspiring as I did!
One of the posters starts out by posing a question: Do you SERIOUSLY think God can’t use you? It then lists reasons why this must be untrue, citing examples of “dysfunctional” individuals through the bible:
- Noah was a drunk;
- Abraham was too old;
- Isaac was a daydreamer;
- Jacob was a liar;
- Leah was unattractive;
- 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;
- Zaccheus was too small;
- Paul was too religious;
- Timothy had an ulcer;
- Lazarus was DEAD.
The bottom line: if God was able to use all of these people to do some pretty amazing things for His Kingdom, He can certainly use YOU!
I am humbled and encouraged to know that, though I am weak and flawed – and over and over again I fall short of what He requires of me – God, in His divine mercy and in the mystery of His plan, can still use me. In fact, when I am weak, I’m strong!
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