Nobody's Perfect

Often, I find myself putting myself down.  I tell myself that I cannot make a difference in this world and I wouldn't be God's first choice.   I look at the wonderful examples we have in the Bible and draw the conclusions that these people were the people who were "perfect".  But here's the thing...

Abraham was old

Jacob was insecure

Leah was unattractive

Joseph was abused

Moses stuttered

Gideon was poor

Samson was co-dependent

Rahab was immoral

David had an affair

Elijah was suicidal

Jeremiah was depressed

Jonah was reluctant

Naomi was a widow

John the Baptist was eccentric to say the least

Peter was impulsive and hot tempered

Martha worried a lot

The Samaritan woman had several failed marriages

Zacchaeus was unpoplular

Thomas had doubts

Paul had poor health

Timothy was timid

The Bible shows us that everybody has an insecurity and falls short of God sometimes.  But God still used them in amazing ways.   

Though I cannot directly relate to all of these, there are definitely those examples that I know exactly how they feel.  Growing up, I have always had my insecurities about my looks along with a lisp that caused a lot of grief in my life.  I still felt as though God had given me the gift of teaching.  Yet... how could I teach... a girl who can't even pronounce things properly.

For me, it wasn't until I gave all my insecurities to Christ and allowed him to work through my life that I saw that God really does use everybody for specific purposes, even with imperfections.   

Everyone has something that can be a hindrance to serve God.  Nobody's Perfect.  What is holding you back?