I Corinthians 1:26-29

“Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.”

1. Don't let your past dictate your future!

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! 2 Corinthians 5:17

2. When you get knocked down, GET BACK UP!

Though a righteous man falls 7 times, HE gets BACK Up! Proverbs 24:16

“Do you seriously think God can’t use you?

Noah was a drunk…
Abraham was too old…
Isaac was a day-dreamer…
Jacob was a liar…
Leah was ugly…
Joseph was abused…
Moses had a stuttering problem…
Gideon was afraid…
Samson 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…
Peter denied Christ…
The disciples fell asleep while praying…
Martha worried about everything…
The Samaritan woman was divorced…
Zacchaeus was too small…
Paul was too religious…
Timothy had an ulcer…
LAZARUS WAS DEAD“