God Uses Ordinary People

Some mornings you wake up feeling like a rusty, old pickup that needs a running start just to roll out of the driveway. On days like that, take a deep breath and remember: God’s already up, already working, and already walking beside you. He knows your heart better than you know your grocery list.

Take Saul, for example. Scripture introduces him like he’s the cover model for Israel’s Most Eligible Bachelor. Tall, rich family, good hair, basically the guy who never had to wait in line for anything.

Then, there’s David, a sweet kid, who played the harp and smelled like sheep. His own family forgot to invite him to the “choose the next king” party. If Saul was the shiny sports car, David was the dusty, trusty VW Beetle that somehow always starts.

But here’s the twist: God wasn’t shopping for shiny. God was looking for surrendered.

David’s psalms read like pages from a heart‑wide‑open journal. “The Lord is my shepherd… He renews my strength” (Psalm 23:1,3). That’s a man who knew where home was, and when he messed up, and boy, did he, he didn’t hide it. He ran straight to God with a trembling voice pleading, “Wash me clean” (Psalm 51:2-3). Saul puffed up; David knelt down. One got rejected. One got restored.

It seems that God has a soft spot for ordinary folks who lean hard on Him. Always has. Always will. Second Chronicles 16:9 says, “His eyes roam the whole earth looking for hearts fully turned His way”, not perfect hearts, not impressive hearts, just willing hearts.

Maybe today you feel more like “David in the sheep field” than “Saul in the spotlight.” Good. That’s exactly the kind of person God loves to use to shake up a generation.

Take a moment to pray and ask God to shape your heart and remake it so it’s gentle, humble, and ready. Let His strength shine through your cracks. Let His love leak out of your life in ways that make people squint and say, “Now that had to be God.”

Start fresh today. Drop yesterday’s worries like a sack of wet laundry and walk forward in the divine hope that He’s handing to you right now.

With joy,

Gwen