My hands are not my best feature. In fact, they are not pretty at all. They’re not slim or soft. They look and feel older than I actaully am. For reasons only known to God, I have very non-typical hands. However, these hands have a story to tell.

They may not be the most beautiful or the softest to the touch, but they have been used by God in more ways that I ever dreamed. As a younger woman, when I realized they didn’t look like every one else’s hands, I used to try to hide them. I didn’t realize what they were capable of. I mean, they weren’t normal, not beautiful.

Until they learned to play the piano.

What I deemed ugly, God used to lead thousands in worship. He used them to play as I sang His praises and give Him glory. My hands, the ones I find to be less than desirable, have made an impact on the world.

It’s no different with anything else in my life or yours that we find weak, ugly, or insignificant.

Through the power of Jesus Christ, we can and will be used by God to change the world!

Never underestimate the power of your weaknesses held in the beautiful hands of Christ.

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)

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