Flaws, Imperfections, Mistakes: Are they really all bad?
Sometimes our flaws, imperfections and mistakes can be a trigger for insecurity. I kind of bundled these in with “appearances and imperfections” as one of the 9 Common Causes of Insecurity. Throughout the bible we see character after character that appeared flawed or unusable. For example, Moses felt that he had an imperfection that would hinder him from doing what God wanted.
“But Moses pleaded with the lord, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.” Exodus 4:10 (NLT)
If I’ve learned one thing though, it’s that God uses the unlikely. This gives me hope…That even through all my flaws, imperfections and mistakes (both internal and external), God can and WILL still use me.
“[No] for God selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is foolish to put the wise to shame, and what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame. And God also selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is lowborn and insignificant and branded and treated with contempt, even the things that are nothing, that He might depose and bring to nothing the things that are” 1 Corinthians 1:27-28 (AMP)
Jesus, himself, was unlikely…a baby, from Nazareth (considered a lowly town in Galilee), born in a manger (feeding trough) in a stable, and born of lowly parents. This is not at all how most would expect the King of Kings and Savior of the world to come—unlikely. Jesus’ blood line was also unlikely…including a liar/cheater (Jacob), an ugly/unwanted/unloved woman (Leah), a betrayer (Judah), a woman who acted like a prostitute and slept with her father-in-law (Tamar), a prostitute (Rahab), a murderer and adulterer (David), a polygamist and sex-addict (Solomon), and many kings who turned away from God. Basically, Jesus descended from some pretty flawed and shady characters! Continue reading →
