God uses our weaknesses

From today's reading: Now Joseph was governor over the land; it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph's brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground. Genesis 42:6

And so, Joseph's dream came true and his brothers did bow down to him although they did not know it was him. And we have to remember that this could not have happened if Joseph had not been sold into slavery in Egypt.

We all have areas of weakness in our lives. Joseph's was that he was something of a braggart. God used it to bring about his will. What I have found out is that God does use our weaknesses to bring about the things he wants to happen. I remember a time when he used my low self-esteem to keep me from going off with several friends. He used that occasion to keep me available to minister to someone who had just lost their spouse.

We can't always be the person we think we should be, but even in our weakness, God can and will use us to bring about his purpose. And God loves us and accepts us just as we are, always helping us to grow into the fullness of his plan for our life.