{"id":3459,"date":"2013-11-07T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devonline.us\/dailyevotional\/?p=3459"},"modified":"2013-11-06T14:20:09","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T21:20:09","slug":"can-god-use-me-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/can-god-use-me-4\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN GOD USE ME?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">2 Timothy 4:2<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #c40000;\"><em>Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage\u2014with great patience and careful instruction.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;CAN GOD USE ME?&#8221; you ask.\u00a0 The answer\u00a0is a resounding YES!\u00a0 Not only can He use you, He wants to use you. The only thing standing in the way (are you ready?) . . . is YOU!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"justify\">As I allow my thoughts to wander across the years, I am reminded of those who have been able to minister under the direst of circumstances.\u00a0 A missionary I knew was rushed to a hospital with a ruptured appendix.\u00a0 While recuperating in a two-bed room, he was able to share his testimony with the patient in the other bed and lead him to the Lord.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"justify\">During the cold war years there were many Christians who were imprisoned because of their belief in Jesus Christ.\u00a0 Rather than collapsing in a heap and feeling sorry for themselves, many used prison as an opportunity to preach the gospel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"justify\">In our own lives we have endured occasional tests and trials.\u00a0 As we surrendered each situation to the Lord, He opened doors of ministry that we could never have entered in any other way. It is not necessary for us to be perfect before He can use us\u2014just forgiven.\u00a0 It is not necessary for us to complete a course of study to be used\u2014just available.\u00a0 It is not necessary for us to be of a certain age to be used\u2014just willing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"justify\">Many of you are enduring trials and tests right now.\u00a0 Please do not allow what you are experiencing to paralyze you from being used.\u00a0 Step forward and volunteer to serve in God\u2019s army.\u00a0 Neither age nor physical limitations will disqualify. \u201cGod doesn\u2019t call the qualified; He qualifies the called.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"justify\">Blessings, Dear Hearts, draw near to God today, trust Him completely, and be a blessing!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>&#8212;Pastor Cecil<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage\u2014with great patience and careful instruction. &#8220;CAN GOD USE ME?&#8221; you ask.\u00a0 The answer\u00a0is a resounding YES!\u00a0 Not only can He use you, He wants to use you. The only thing standing in the way (are you ready?) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2-timothy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3459\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyevotional.com\/prior2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}