Why Can’t God Use You?

Have you ever felt like you had made so many mistakes in your life that it was too late? I have heard people say they were too old to do what they wanted to do with their life. I have heard others have excuses that they had made choices that stopped them from the path they wanted to pursue. My husband has been a great inspirational motivator in my life. No matter what circumstances we have faced, whether our fault or not, he has always had a strong attitude for success. Our family philosophy is: “it does not matter how we got where we are, what matters is how from here we get where we want to be”.

So many times, we forget that “there is no condemnation in Christ” (Romans 8:1), both with judging others and judging ourselves. The truth of the matter is if you have made mistakes, if you find yourself in a place you were not meant to be because of choices you have made, or if you have never been positioned for success, God says all the better. When you are not “worthy” of success then God is the one that gets credit for it, and that is the way he likes it best. Recently I heard a minister point out a few things that should have held these leaders back from success. The next time you feel like God can’t use you, remember this:

Noah was a drunk, Abraham was too old, Isaac was a dreamer, 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 hoe, Jeremiah and Timothy were too young, David had an affair and was a murderer, Elijah was sucidal, Isaiah preached naked, Jonah ran from God, Naomi was a widow, Job went bankrupt, John the Baptist ate bugs, Peter denied Christ, the disciples fell asleep while praying, Paul was religious,Timothy had an ulcer, and Lazarus was dead.

~ David George – Evangelist

If God could use them, surely He can use you and me!