The next time you think you have an excuse why you =
just CAN’T do something, why God CAN’T use you, remember =
these people:
Noah =
was a drunk,
Abraham was too old,
Isaac =
was a daydreamer,
Jacob =
was a liar,
Leah =
was ugly,
Joseph was abused as a teen,
Moses, =
David and Paul were all murderers,
Deborah was a woman,
Gideon =
was afraid,
Samson =
had long hair,
Rahab =
was a prostitute,
Timothy was too young,
David =
acted crazy, then had an affair and ran away from his own =
son,
Elijah was suicidal,
Isaiah =
preached naked,
Jonah =
ran away from God,
Naomi =
was a widow,
Job =
was bankrupt,
John =
the Baptist ate bugs,
Peter =
was impulsive and hot-tempered,
John =
was self-righteous,
James =
fell asleep while praying,
Martha =
worried about everything,
Mary =
was so heavenly-minded she was no earthly good,
Mary =
Magdalene was demon-possessed,
A boy =
sharing his lunch of fish and bread was too unknown (and still =
is),
A Samaritan woman was divorced – more than =
once,
Zacchaeus was too small,
Paul =
was too religious,
Timothy had stomach ulcers, and
Lazarus was dead.
And =
just WHAT is your excuse?
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"