Friday, February 11, 2011

Are You Waiting to be Whole?


If you are waiting to be whole before you allow God to use you,
you'll never step out.

Let Him encourage, heal, and bless others through you,
broken as you are.

They will listen. They will come. They will say,
"If God can do good through her, surely He can use me."
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13 comments:

  1. Terri TiffanyFebruary 11, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    You got me. I've been waiting for that exact thing, thinking I am such a mess right now that He will never use me until I get my life back to normal.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 11, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    Yes. Actually. Thanks:)

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  3. Wendy Paine MillerFebruary 11, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    I'm broken and weak, but our God is so amazing He's still able to use me.

    ~ Wendy

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  4. Rhonda SchrockFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    Funny, J...my husband and I had a similar discussion just this week. He would be saying to this messed-up girl, "Amen! Listen to her!"

    Love this post.

    Huggin' your neck,

    R.

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  5. NancyFebruary 11, 2011 at 12:25 PM

    I love that part, "If He can use her, He can use anybody." That is how I feel. Since I won't get it right, I might as well do it wrong. (Martin Luther called it "sinning boldly".) Not on purpose, but just because it's better than sitting on it. You encouraged me to carry on today.

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  6. KarenFebruary 11, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    Oh, Jeanette, you are so right. We'd never be good enough!

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  7. Susan FieldsFebruary 11, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    Excellent point! Look at how many bible heroes were broken, but God used them mightily.

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  8. Susan J. ReinhardtFebruary 11, 2011 at 8:14 PM

    Hi Jen -

    We're all a work in progress much like our writing. We depend on the Master Editor to come along with His red pen and deal with the issues in our lives.

    Blessings,
    Susan :)

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  9. GLENDA CHILDERSFebruary 11, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    I am so inclined to work out of my strengths, rather than my brokeness. This is a good reminder.

    Fondly,
    Glenda
    ps. I am enjoying your sweet visits to my blog.

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  10. Jan ClineFebruary 12, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Hi Jen,
    This is the message I have been trying to tell my "broken" son. He is on the verge of making a leap toward wholeness, but I know God can use him at any stage in his journey. Thanks for the reminder.
    Love
    Jan

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  11. kathy taylorFebruary 12, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    As honest as I can be, I find myself waiting to be thin. I think part of it is our culture, so focused on youth and beauty. And I'm not that young...

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  12. quietspiritFebruary 12, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    Jeanette:
    We all have things that could hold us back. I started getting serious about writing before I had a computer, before I had a typewriter or a permanent place for one. Had I let those things stop me. I wouldn't be doing what God wanted me to.

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  13. Julie GilliesFebruary 13, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    Truer words were never spoken, Jeanette. God uses cracked pots, and I'm one of them.

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