05/29/2026
GOD USES
One of the biggest lies people believe is that God only uses the strong.
The polished.
The confident.
The impressive.
The people with perfect backgrounds, clean stories, powerful gifts, and no visible weakness.
But Scripture shows something completely different.
God has always used people the world would overlook.
God uses weak people because weakness makes room for His strength.
That does not mean weakness is easy.
It does not mean insecurity feels spiritual.
It does not mean fear disappears overnight.
But it does mean God is not limited by what you lack.
Sometimes the very place where you feel most inadequate becomes the place where God gets the most glory, because everyone can see it was not human strength carrying you.
It was Him.
God uses broken people because brokenness is not the end of the story.
Some people think their pain disqualifies them.
They think the divorce, the addiction, the grief, the trauma, the failure, the wasted years, the depression, the anxiety, the shame, or the old version of themselves means God can never use them.
But God is not afraid of broken pieces.
He knows how to restore what sin shattered.
He knows how to heal what life wounded.
He knows how to take the place you thought would bury you and turn it into a testimony that helps someone else breathe again.
God uses ordinary people because most of the Bible is filled with ordinary people who said yes to an extraordinary God.
Fishermen.
Shepherds.
Mothers.
Widows.
Servants.
Tax collectors.
Teenagers.
People with jobs, families, fears, doubts, flaws, and questions.
The power was never in how impressive they were.
The power was in the God who called them.
God uses overlooked people because people often measure by appearance, status, influence, money, beauty, confidence, and popularity.
But God looks at the heart.
David was overlooked by his own family before he was anointed king.
People may not see you.
People may not choose you.
People may not invite you.
People may not understand what God placed in you.
But being overlooked by people does not mean you are unseen by God.
God uses repentant people because repentance is not disqualification.
It is the doorway back to obedience.
Peter denied Jesus and still preached boldly after restoration.
Paul persecuted Christians and still became a chosen instrument.
The issue is not whether your past is messy.
The issue is whether your heart is surrendered now.
God uses faithful people because faithfulness matters more than flash.
The person who keeps praying.
The person who keeps serving.
The person who keeps obeying.
The person who keeps showing up when nobody claps.
The person who stays planted when quitting would be easier.
Heaven sees that.
And God uses willing people because willingness is often the difference between a calling and an excuse.
You may not feel ready.
You may not feel qualified.
You may not feel strong enough.
You may not know how everything will work out.
But God has never needed perfect people.
He uses surrendered people.
So stop assuming God cannot use you because you are not like somebody else.
Stop comparing your calling to someone else’s platform.
Stop waiting until you feel flawless before you obey.
Stop letting shame speak louder than Scripture.
First Corinthians 1:27 says God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.
That means your weakness is not too much for Him.
Your past is not too complicated for Him.
Your story is not too broken for Him.
Your ordinary life is not too small for Him.
The question is not, “Am I impressive enough?”
The question is, “Am I willing to be surrendered enough?”
Because God does not just use the strong.
He uses the weak who depend on Him.
He uses the broken who return to Him.
He uses the ordinary who obey Him.
He uses the overlooked who trust Him.
He uses the repentant who follow Him.
He uses the faithful who keep going.
And He uses the willing who finally say, “Lord, here I am.”
1 Corinthians 1:27
