The next time you think you have an excuse why God can’t use you, consider the following:

• Noah was a drunkard
• Abraham was too old
• Isaac was a daydreamer
• Jacob was a liar
• Leah was ugly
• Joseph was abused
• Moses was a murderer
• Gideon was afraid
• Samson had long hair
• Rahab was a prostitute
• Timothy was too young
• David had an illicit affair and was a murderer
• Elijah was suicidal
• Isaiah preached naked
• Job was bankrupt
• John the Baptist ran around in a loincloth and ate locusts
• Peter has hot-tempered
• John was self-righteous.
• The disciples fell asleep while praying
• Martha fretted about everything
• Mary Magdalene was demon-possessed
• The boy with the fish and five rolls of bread was too obscure
• The Samaritan woman was divorced more than once
• Zacchaeus was too small
• Paul was too religious
• Lazarus was dead.

No more excuses!