The Bible for Self Improvement
Let God Use You Even though you are Broken!
2 Corinthians 12:9
But He (God) said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
My son has an obsession with the Bible story of Samson.
At the time and maybe of all time, the world’s strongest man.
He killed a lion with his bare hands, caught 300 foxes and set them on fire, and even killed 1,000 Philistines using the jawbone of a Donkey.
Samson wasn’t strong for no reason, he was strong because God chose him as a Judge to deliver His people from the Philistines.
Such an enormous responsibility, and yet he was disobedient and arrogant.
Because of his arrogance over time, the Lord left Samson, and without God’s presence, Samson was broken and weak.
He let his impulses lead him into sin and destruction.
Further along in the story, Samson changes his attitude.
He understands that in his new weakness he is made perfect and strong while relying on God.
With his change in attitude, God was still able to use him to carry out His will.
As I reflect on Samson’s story, I remember God helping me to lead a bible study for the young adults in my church.
I was wrestling with doubts, overwhelmed by my flaws, and felt unqualified to lead others in Bible study.
I feared I would fail in front of others and be exposed for not knowing the Bible.
Before this bible study, I barely studied my bible plus I had my sins I was dealing with.
Like Samson, I too was broken.
I had been through many trials and thought I was no longer any use to God.
I’m not in the hall of faith like the heroes of Hebrew 11, but I still let God use me for his purpose.
Just because you don’t feel like you’re accomplishing the mighty feats of biblical heroes doesn’t mean God isn’t working through you.
Sometimes, His greatest work is done in the hidden moments.
Remember, if you’re broken you may be in a better place to be used by God.
“His grace is sufficient for us and His power is made perfect in our weakness.”
This surrender demonstrates that you need Him.
God helps those who REALIZE they can’t help themselves.
When we are broken and then “repaired” we become a trophy of God’s unwavering grace.
It could be for something you may see as trivial, but to God it’s everything.
I would encourage you to be willing to let him use you no matter where you are in your journey and watch a modern-day miracle happen before your eyes.
-G. Banks