Have you ever screened your telephone calls? Or not answered a door bell when you’ve suspected the person wanted to sell you something? Or walked the other way when you’ve seen someone you didn’t want to talk to at the grocery store?

I think we all have at one time or another. But lately I’ve been thinking a bit differently about these interactions. What if God was orchestrating a divine appointment? What if we had just the right words to comfort a friend, or to share the good news of Jesus, or to just listen to someone who needed to let off some steam?

I’ve never thought of myself as wise or a biblical scholar. I mean, surely God would choose someone other than me to use for his purposes. But in this past year as I’ve written this blog, I’ve noticed that God uses ordinary people just like me. I’ve had friends and family comfort me, encourage me, chastise me, and love me.

That’s how God works. He uses all of us just where we’re at. We don’t have to be perfect or a biblical powerhouse. We just have to be us. I can totally relate to 1 Corinthians 1:26-27, “Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.

I’m so thankful that God shows no partiality and that he can use someone like me—and you.

It is exactly midnight, so I’m calling it a day and will post my video tomorrow.