The Myth That God Only Uses the Strong | Spiritual Formation with Brian Delamont (Ep. 222)

Have you ever held back because you didn't feel ready enough for God to use you? In the Season 6 finale, hosts Keane Fine and Heather Brown talk with Brian Delamont, Executive Vice President of TeachBeyond, to close out the series on myths that shape how we live out our faith. Walking through Biblical characters from Moses and Gideon to Paul and the disciples, they trace the ways that God empowers His people. If you're waiting until you're prepared or strong enough to serve, this episode is for you.

• 1 Cor. 1:27
• “He does choose things that we would not choose to accomplish His purposes.”
• Exodus 4:10-17
• Joshua 1:9
• Judges 6:14
• “We don’t have to be perfect or ideal; this unlimited strength is not a prerequisite to God using someone.”
• Psalm 27:13-14
• “The heart is being strengthened in the waiting.”
• Ephesians 6:10-17
• “God doesn’t use the strong [...] but God makes you strong.”
• “You know my strengths because they’re from You, and You know my failures because You’ve been graciously present in those, too.”
• Acts 7:58
• “This is why the myth is crippling: because it can lead me down the path of believing the lie that I’m not usable, that I’m deficient or that I have to be perfect for God to use me or to do something meaningful in my life.”

May Reflection: Do I believe the lie that God only uses the strong? 

What’s changing our lives from the past season:

• Keane: Having guardianship of their youngest son and his brother’s Frontier Airlines pass
• Heather: Developing Go Beyond
• Brian: Meeting TeachBeyond leaders in their contexts

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