Dirt and Spit…Useless or Useful?

Ever get so angry you could just spit? Ever seen a Major League Baseball coach fight with an umpire? There is spit flying out of his mouth and dirt flying as he kicks it at the umpire – kinda gross and really nothing more than an adult temper tantrum. Anyway, most people would agree that dirt and spit are not really “valuable” things in and of themselves, but all too often we place our self-worth on that very same level with them, don’t we?

We consider ourselves products of our past. We say we are “unworthy”. In the church, especially, we often figure that we in particular, aren’t worthy of being used by God. We actually think that there are better people out there who are way more qualified to be used by Him than little ‘ol us, and they have the mega-ministries to prove it. There is a term for this kind of thinking: false humility. Yes “False”.

Really you say? Yes, really! We spend time actually judging ourselves “unworthy”, and not really deserving that God might use little ‘ol us. God has called the “good” ones out, and they are the ones God wants to use. There was a name for these folks back when Jesus lived: Pharisees. Funny thing, it was the Pharisees who led the charge to kill Jesus. And as a matter of fact Jesus was mocked and considered foolish because of whom He did “choose” to hang around with: tax collectors and sinners.

So maybe instead of buying the lie that God can’t use you or your life for His glory, you might want to consider who He did use when He was here: basically a zealot, a tax collector, and some fisherman. Not the religious “Dream Team” by any stretch of the imagination, but believe that His call is not one to religiousness or holier-than-thou life. It is for transformation from who you were, to who He knows you can be.

So what can Jesus accomplish with your little life? Most of the time, we think of ourselves as “inconsiderable” to be used by God. This is the same God who restored a blind man’s sight with a little dirt and spit. I believe that Jesus can accomplish far more with you and your life than He did with a little dirt and spit, maybe? So the next time the enemy tries to tell you how little God could accomplish with you, remind Him of how much He accomplished with a little dirt and spit.

…just sayin’

In His Grip,

Pastor Pat