When I first came around, I
felt so crappy about my live and what I had done with it.
I thought, who would want my life. I
mean, God gave me this life, I screwed it up, and now I want to turn it back
over to Him and say, “OK, God, here it is...I know I screwed it up but you can
have it now and fix it”. Sounded
cocky and foolish to me. Like, why
would God want my life and will back now? I
heard a story that touched me, though. Basically,
a man gives you a hundred dollar bill. You
accept it gladly and he says, “It’s free!
Here it is. Pay it back if
you want, keep it, whatever you choose, it is yours.”
Then, I take it and never really do anything with it.
I make it crinkly and dirty and torn, battered and beaten.
Then, one day, I decide to give it back.
I say, “Hey Jo, here is that bill you gave me.
You want it back?” Does that
man not take it because it is dirty, torn and weathered?
Has it lost any of it’s value? No,
it hasn’t. It is still worth just
as much today, as it was when he gave it to me.
That is how I believe that God feels about our lives.
Our lives have true value to God. It
doesn’t loose value. He doesn’t
say, “Oh, NO, I don’t want it now. It
stinks!” A life is a life, and it
is a value to God. He loves us no
less now than He did before! Just
food for thought.
Count your blessings, not your problems.
The next time you feel
like God can't use you, just remember...
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,
John the Baptist ate bugs, Peter denied Christ, The Disciples fell asleep while
praying,
Martha worried about everything, The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than
once
Zaccheus was too small, Paul was too religious, Timothy had an ulcer, AND
Lazarus was dead!
Now -- no more excuses. God can use you to your full
potential. Besides you aren't the message, you are just the
messenger. Share this with a friend or two...
In the Circle of God's love.
(Gee, I don't feel so bad now!)
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