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Have you every wondered why God waited until Abraham was 99 years old to bless him with Isaac? Why did He pick the inarticulate Moses to speak for Him? Could He do no better than Gideon? Rahab was a prostitute. Elijah was a hothead. Leah never won a beauty contest. Jacob was no role model. Peter failed the loyalty test. Paul was a zealous persecutor of the Church. The uncomfortable truth is that God is pleased to work through the weaknesses of our lives. There is nothing more powerful in a believer's life than the strength that comes out of being broken and humbled. God purposely puts us in the weakening process where we must continually rely upon the grace of the Holy Spirit. One of the greatest preachers who ever lived explained it most eloquently...'But by the grace of God I am what I am.' (1 Corinthians 15:10 (NIV)
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