청년회에서 퍼다놓은 글을 다시 퍼왔습니다.
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The next time you feel like God can"t use you, remember the following people:
하나님께서 당신을 쓰실 수 없다고 느껴질때, 다음의 사람들을 기억하세요:

NOAH was a drunk... 노아는 술취한 사람이었고...
ABRAHAM was too old... 아브라함은 너무 노쇠하였고...
ISAAC was a daydreamer... 이삭은 공상가였고...
JACOB was a liar... 야곱은 거짓말장이였고...

LEAH was ugly... 레아는 못생겼었고...
JOSEPH was abused... 요셉은 학대를 받았었고...
MOSES couldn"t talk... 모세는 말을 잘 못했지요.

GIDEON was afraid... 기드온은 두려워했고...
SAMPSON had long hair & was a womanizer 삼손은
긴 머리에 바람둥이였고
RAHAB was a prostitute 라합은 기생이었고
JEREMIAH and TIMOTHY were too young 예레미아와 디모데는 너무 어렸었고
DAVID had an affair & was a murderer 다윗은 간음하고 살인하였지요.

ELIJAH was suicidal... 엘리야는 심한 우울증 환자였고...
ISAIAH preached naked... 이사야는 벌거벗은 설교자였고...
JONAH ran from God. 요나는 하나님을 피해 도망하였습니다.

NAOMI was a widow... 나오미는 과부였고...
JOB went bankrupt... 욥은 파산하였고...
JOHN the Baptist ate bugs... 세례 요한은 벌레를 먹었고...

PETER denied Christ... 베드로는 그리스도를 부인하였고
THE DISCIPLES fell asleep while praying 제자들은 기도하다 잠이 들었고
MARTHA worried about everything. 마르다는 모든 일에 대해 근심하였고

MARY MAGDALENE was demon possessed 막달라 마리아는 귀신이 씌웠었고
The SAMARITAN WOMAN was divorced.. more than once!!...
사마리아의 여자는 이혼했었고... 그것도 한번 이상...
ZACCHEUS was too small... 삭개오는 키가 너무 작았습니다.

PAUL was too religious... 바울은 너무 율법적이었고...
TIMOTHY had an ulcer... 디모데는 궤양이 있었고...
AND LAZARUS WAS DEAD!!! 나사로는 죽었습니다!!!

NO MORE EXCUSES!!!  더 이상의 핑계는 없습니다!!!