Noah was a drunk, Abraham was too old, Isaac was a daydreamer, Jacob was a liar, Leah was ugly, Joseph was abused, Moses had a stuttering problem, Gideon was afraid, Sampson had long hair and was a womanizer, Rahab was a prostitute, Jeremiah and Timothy were too young, David had an affair and was a murderer, Elijah was suicidal, Isaiah preached naked, Jonah ran from God, Naomi was a widow, Job went bankrupt, John the Baptist ate bugs, Peter denied Christ, The Disciples fell asleep while praying, Martha worried about everything , The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once, Zaccheus was too small, Paul was too religious, Timothy had an ulcer… AND Lazarus was dead!
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Re: In case you ever feel as if God can't use you.
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Originally Posted by soldoutochrist
Noah was a drunk, Abraham was too old, Isaac was a daydreamer, Jacob was a liar, Leah was ugly, Joseph was abused, Moses had a stuttering problem, Gideon was afraid, Sampson had long hair and was a womanizer, Rahab was a prostitute, Jeremiah and Timothy were too young, David had an affair and was a murderer, Elijah was suicidal, Isaiah preached naked, Jonah ran from God, Naomi was a widow, Job went bankrupt, John the Baptist ate bugs, Peter denied Christ, The Disciples fell asleep while praying, Martha worried about everything , The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once, Zaccheus was too small, Paul was too religious, Timothy had an ulcer… AND Lazarus was dead!
Re: In case you ever feel as if God can't use you.
One of my sons was feeling like he couldn't please God because he struggled with some temptations. We discussed some of the biblical "failures". God certainly can and does use imperfect people!
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Leah was ugly?? Says who?
I think the scripture says Leah was "tender eyed" or something like that. which interpreted means cross eyed, I've heard. not sure of the exact scripture or interpretation. but I know I've heard something similar before.
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I think the scripture says Leah was "tender eyed" or something like that. which interpreted means cross eyed, I've heard. not sure of the exact scripture or interpretation. but I know I've heard something similar before.
"Tender-eyed", yes. The implication was that her eyes were not particularly attractive or not a strong point of her looks. But that doesn't mean she was ugly. But as we know, one can get the bible to say anything one wants, if one wants badly enough!
And I just noticed something else....Samson was a "womanizer??" Where does that come from? He had an unfortunate situation that involved a woman, but here he was called a "womanizer"? That's quite a stretch. And it's mentioned that he had long hair as a detriment?? Huh?? That was where his strength came from (which evidently is why I'm so strong!). And who says Timothy was "too young"?? This list is losing credibility by the minute. Zacchaeus was "too small"? Has anyone ever seriously doubted God would use them because they were short? And Prax has already mentioned the "Noah-drunkard" thing.
But oh well, the point is, God can use anyone, which I certainly agree with!!
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Originally Posted by soldoutochrist
Noah was a drunk, Abraham was too old, Isaac was a daydreamer, Jacob was a liar, Leah was ugly, Joseph was abused, Moses had a stuttering problem, Gideon was afraid, Sampson had long hair and was a womanizer, Rahab was a prostitute, Jeremiah and Timothy were too young, David had an affair and was a murderer, Elijah was suicidal, Isaiah preached naked, Jonah ran from God, Naomi was a widow, Job went bankrupt, John the Baptist ate bugs, Peter denied Christ, The Disciples fell asleep while praying, Martha worried about everything , The Samaritan woman was divorced, more than once, Zaccheus was too small, Paul was too religious, Timothy had an ulcer… AND Lazarus was dead!
It is amazing that a guy climbing a tree to see over a crowd of people has relegated him to being "small". Granted, in those days small was probably being under 4'11.
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"Tender-eyed", yes. The implication was that her eyes were not particularly attractive or not a strong point of her looks. But that doesn't mean she was ugly. But as we know, one can get the bible to say anything one wants, if one wants badly enough!
And I just noticed something else....Samson was a "womanizer??" Where does that come from? He had an unfortunate situation that involved a woman, but here he was called a "womanizer"? That's quite a stretch. And it's mentioned that he had long hair as a detriment?? Huh?? That was where his strength came from (which evidently is why I'm so strong!). And who says Timothy was "too young"?? This list is losing credibility by the minute. Zacchaeus was "too small"? Has anyone ever seriously doubted God would use them because they were short? And Prax has already mentioned the "Noah-drunkard" thing.
But oh well, the point is, God can use anyone, which I certainly agree with!!
Don't shoot the messenger, just passing along an email Although some are stretches, I did think that the overall message was a good one.
__________________ "We ask why there so many signs and miracles overseas but not in America. I’ll tell you why. Overseas, they preach to the lost. In America, we preach to the found." -Joel Stockstill
Re: In case you ever feel as if God can't use you.
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Originally Posted by TroubleMaker
"Tender-eyed", yes. The implication was that her eyes were not particularly attractive or not a strong point of her looks. But that doesn't mean she was ugly. But as we know, one can get the bible to say anything one wants, if one wants badly enough!
And I just noticed something else....Samson was a "womanizer??" Where does that come from? He had an unfortunate situation that involved a woman, but here he was called a "womanizer"? That's quite a stretch. And it's mentioned that he had long hair as a detriment?? Huh?? That was where his strength came from (which evidently is why I'm so strong!). And who says Timothy was "too young"?? This list is losing credibility by the minute. Zacchaeus was "too small"? Has anyone ever seriously doubted God would use them because they were short? And Prax has already mentioned the "Noah-drunkard" thing.
But oh well, the point is, God can use anyone, which I certainly agree with!!
ANYONE????
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In case you ever feel as if God can't use you...
God certainly can and does use imperfect people!
). And who says Timothy was "too young"?? This list is losing credibility by the minute. Zacchaeus was "too small"? Has anyone ever seriously doubted God would use them because they were short? And Prax has already mentioned the "Noah-drunkard" thing.
Although some are stretches, I did think that the overall message was a good one.
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