Today, I want to express my gratitude to God for allowing me to live long enough to realize how dumb I was when I was younger.

I said stupid and ungodly things, sometimes in the name of Jesus. I lacked understanding. I lacked grace. I was totally clueless without life experience. And amazingly, God still used me to accomplish his will.

Each day at my office, I begin with prayer. The prayer always starts with thanksgiving. Today, I am so thankful that God allowed me to minister when I didn’t have a clue, and even more that he used me when I was young and dumb.

I am also thankful that he continues to use my life despite my ongoing lack of genuine knowledge. I know that one day I will look back on today and think, “Wow, I was not so young, and I was still dumb, but thanks be to God for using me anyway.”