Just when I think I have had enough, I just can’t handle the pressure anymore, something like this comes along.
Not by accident either. This was in my local newspaper, a column by Gloria Barr Ford.
The next time you feel like GOD can’t use you, just remember that:
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 with another man’s wife, and he was a murderer.
Elijiah 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 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. You aren’t the message, you are just the messenger.
God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.
Dear God, I have a problem, it’s me!
There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.
Silence is often misinterpreted but never misquoted.
Do the math — count your blessings.
Faith is the ability to not panic.
Laugh everyday, it’s like inner jogging.
If you worry, you didn’t pray. If you pray, don’t worry.
As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home everyday.
Blessed are the flexible for they shall not be bent out of shape.
The most important things in your house are the people.
When we get tangled up in our problems, be still, so God can untangle the knot.
A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.
He who dies with the most riches is still dead.
And for those who know me, my personal favorite:
GROWING OLD IS INEVITABLE — GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL!
Just when I want to throw in the towel, God sends me a love note!
He is so good!
