Quotes about Usefulness

For Scripture is the school of the Holy Spirit, in which, as nothing is omitted that is both necessary and useful to know, so nothing is taught but what is expedient to know. Therefore we must guard against depriving believers of anything disclosed about predestination in Scripture, lest we seem either wickedly to defraud them of the blessing of their God or to accuse and scoff at the Holy Spirit for having published what it is in any way profitable to suppress.

You can be too big for God to use, but you can never be too small for God to use.

Idolatry consists in harnessing God for our purposes, regarding Yahweh as a reliable ally in our interests, so that God finally becomes useful to us.11 That usefulness is a temptation of all zealous religion, conservative or liberal.

Nature does nothing uselessly.

Brokenness is God's requirement for maximum usefulness.

Thoughts about myself hinder my usefulness to God.

The more highly we think of ourselves-our abilities and talents-the less God can use us.

I once was absolutely useless, and God in His grace has made me useful.

Learn to be good for something.