Our foolishness= God's wisdom

"God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and he chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong."1 Corinthians 1:27. NCV

Today as I was starting my day, God brought this verse to my mind. I thought about it for awhile and realized that God uses me in spite of me. Lately my life has been interesting, to say the least. It has been one thing after another and I feel as if I am doing good to hang on. I am just so thankful for God's mercy and His grace. Daily I am trying to keep my head above water and trust God at His word. He has been incredibly faithful to me and my family time and time again. He has blessed us with good health, a lovely home, good friends. He has watched over us and protected us, provided for us and met our needs in unique ways.

I don't want to take Him or anything He has done for granted. And yet, I do. I grumble and complain and cry. I yell at God and question Him often. I get mad at Him and wonder if His word is true. Ugh!

My husband reminded me today that God is not an instant, microwave God. He does things in His time and His way. God loves me I know, but I forget that He loves me enough to put me in circumstances to change me and allow me opportunities to be more like Him. Yes, He wants me to be blessed and to live a joyful, victorious life. But more than anything He wants me to reflect Him. I so desire to move forward, to trust and to have a peace regardless of what my circumstances are.

I don't have things all together and I certainly haven't arrived. But my heart is to be more like Him. 1 Corinthians 1:27 is a reminder to all of us that God can use us if we are willing to be used. He uses us in our brokenness, our weaknesses, our failures. He uses us at times when we are at our lowest.

I'm so glad He does! I may not feel all together spiritually but it's okay. I'm working, growing, changing and getting there. I'm glad God will use me in my foolishness, weakness and at times shame. He is such an amazing God!