God loves to use weak people. In reality if He wishes to use people to do His work on earth He does not have much choice, for we all have imperfections: physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual. The important thing is not whether or not we have weaknesses, but what we do with them. If we deny, excuse or hide them, we prevent God from doing what He desires in and through us. As he wants to use our strengths for His glory, so He wants to use our weaknesses. The Bible is full of examples of weak people that God used to accomplish great things. Paul had a “thorn in his flesh,” Peter was outspoken and unfaithful, John had a bad temper. David was an adulterer, Thomas doubted Jesus. Yet all of these men were used greatly for God’s glory. Rick Warren teaches from Paul’s life how we are to deal with our weaknesses. God can turn my weaknesses intro strengths. The very things that bother, embarrass and humiliate me most can be used by God for His glory. Bible Passages Warren quotes the Bible twenty three times using eight translations and paraphrases. One of these quotes caught my attention. In speaking about how God uses human weakness, he quotes 1 Corinthians 1:27 which says, “God purposely chose…what the world considers weak in order to shame the powerful.” This passage, though, does not speak about God using weak people to do His will and to prove His power to the world. It speaks about God … Continue reading Day Thirty Five – God’s Power In Your Weakness