Ever feel like God could never use you because you're too broken? Maybe you've made too many mistakes in your life. Maybe you went through something so traumatic that you relive it every day. Brokenness comes in many different forms - EVERYONE is broken. There isn't a single person out there who isn't broken in some way. Yet, we look at people and say, "God is able to use them," but we don't think He can use us. I get it, I really do - I struggle with the same kind of thinking. Here's the thing though, God doesn't use "perfect" people, He uses broken people.
There are TONS of people in Scripture that God used who were broken! Moses killed a guy. Rahab was a prostitute. David, you know, the guy who defeated Goliath? He had an affair AND killed the husband of the woman he had the affair with! Jonah, the guy who got swallowed in the belly of a fish? He was running away from God because he didn't want God to save his enemies! Jeremiah, the prophet? Yea, he struggled with MAJOR depression. The prophet Elijah? He was suicidal. The apostle Peter? He denied he knew Jesus three times, and when Jesus needed him in his time of need, Peter ran away in shame. Paul? He killed people who followed Jesus. There are MANY more examples I could give you. God uses broken people.
Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.
I Corinthians 1:27
God uses the foolish, the powerless, and the broken - not the "perfect" people who have everything together. Consider this: the disciples who followed Jesus, did any of them have everything together? The people who hung out with Jesus, did they have everything together? No, the people who thought they had everything together were the ones who wanted to kill Jesus!
No matter how broken you may feel, God can, no, God will use you still. You've just got to let him.
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