Are you more dinghy. . .than cruise ship? Or in my case, more blue jeans than blue blood? Well congratulations, God changes the world with folks like you!

The next time you say, ¡°I don¡¯t think God could use me!¡±¡ªstop right there!  Satan¡¯s going to try to tell you that God has an IQ requirement.  That he employs only experts and high-powered personalities.  When you hear Satan whispering that lie¡ªhit him with this:  God stampeded the first-century society with swaybacks, not thoroughbreds.  Before Jesus came along, the disciples were loading trucks, coaching soccer, and selling Slurpee drinks at the convenience store!

But what they had going for them was a willingness to take a step when Jesus said, ¡°Follow me.¡±

So what do you think?  More plumber than executive?  More stand-in than movie star? Yeah¡ªcongratulations!  God uses people like you¡­and me.

Then Jesus said to his disciples, ¡°Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.  Matthew 16:24¡å

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