5-Day Daily Devotional
God Can Use Your Life
(Week of December 28, 2025)
(Week of December 28, 2025)
Day 1: Your Past Is Not an Obstacle
Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Devotional:
Paul's testimony reminds us that God specializes in redeeming the unlikely. Though he persecuted Christians and approved of Stephen's murder, God transformed him into the greatest apostle to the Gentiles. Your past failures, sins, and mistakes are not disqualifications—they're testimonies of God's transforming grace. When Christ saved you, He washed away your past forever. While you may remember it, while others may remember it, and while Satan certainly remembers it, God has forgotten it completely. Today, refuse to let your history define your destiny. God sees not who you were, but who you're becoming in Him.
Reflection: What past failure have you been allowing to hold you back from God's purpose for your life?
Day 2: Your Present Circumstances Are No Obstacle
Reading: Exodus 3:1-12
Devotional:
Moses was 80 years old, tending sheep in the wilderness, when God called him. He had a speech impediment, was filled with fear, and opposed God's plan. Yet God used him to deliver an entire nation. Your current situation—whether it's your age, your resources, your education level, or your limitations—is not a barrier to God's purpose. Paul was on his way to destroy Christians when Jesus intercepted him. God doesn't wait for perfect circumstances; He works through imperfect people in impossible situations. Stop allowing setbacks to cause failure. Your circumstances are simply the canvas on which God will paint His glory.
Reflection: What current circumstance are you using as an excuse to delay obedience to God?
Day 3: Your Personal Characteristics Are No Obstacle
Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Devotional:
God deliberately chooses the weak, foolish, and despised things of the world to shame the strong and wise. He used a teenage girl named Esther to save His people, an unknown shepherd boy named David to become the greatest king, and twelve ordinary men to turn the world upside down. Your personality quirks, your lack of eloquence, your feelings of inadequacy—none of these disqualify you from God's service. In fact, they position you to demonstrate His power more clearly. God doesn't need spiritual powerhouses; He needs yielded vessels. When you feel weak, you're in the perfect position for God's strength to be made perfect in you.
Reflection: What weakness in your life could God transform into a testimony of His strength?
Day 4: Your Private Concerns Are No Obstacle
Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Devotional:
Paul had a "thorn in the flesh" that he begged God to remove three times. God's response? "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Your depression, loneliness, inferiority, or sense of inadequacy can become the very platform for God's power. Hannah's barrenness drove her to desperate prayer, and God gave her Samuel. Daniel's captivity positioned him to influence a kingdom. Mary's vulnerability made her the mother of the Messiah. God doesn't need you to be strong on your own; He needs you to be totally dependent on His power. Your weakness guarantees His strength.
Reflection: How can you shift from seeing your struggles as obstacles to viewing them as opportunities for God's power?
Day 5: Total Surrender—The Key to Being Used
Reading: Romans 12:1-2
Devotional:
The ultimate question is not whether God can use you—He absolutely can. The question is: Will you surrender to Him completely? Is your life truly His to use, or are you holding back certain areas? God won't force you into service, but He invites you to place your "all on the altar." This means surrendering your plans, your reputation, your comfort, and your control. It means putting one foot in front of the other and doing what's right, even when it's difficult. As we stand on the threshold of a new year, make this your declaration: "This is my season to be fully available to God." When you surrender completely, God can use you completely.
Reflection: What specific area of your life have you been withholding from God's complete control?
Closing Prayer: Lord, I surrender my past, my present circumstances, my personal limitations, and my private concerns to You. Use my life for Your glory. Help me to trust that You can work through my weaknesses and transform my obstacles into stepping stones. This is my season to be fully available to You. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Devotional:
Paul's testimony reminds us that God specializes in redeeming the unlikely. Though he persecuted Christians and approved of Stephen's murder, God transformed him into the greatest apostle to the Gentiles. Your past failures, sins, and mistakes are not disqualifications—they're testimonies of God's transforming grace. When Christ saved you, He washed away your past forever. While you may remember it, while others may remember it, and while Satan certainly remembers it, God has forgotten it completely. Today, refuse to let your history define your destiny. God sees not who you were, but who you're becoming in Him.
Reflection: What past failure have you been allowing to hold you back from God's purpose for your life?
Day 2: Your Present Circumstances Are No Obstacle
Reading: Exodus 3:1-12
Devotional:
Moses was 80 years old, tending sheep in the wilderness, when God called him. He had a speech impediment, was filled with fear, and opposed God's plan. Yet God used him to deliver an entire nation. Your current situation—whether it's your age, your resources, your education level, or your limitations—is not a barrier to God's purpose. Paul was on his way to destroy Christians when Jesus intercepted him. God doesn't wait for perfect circumstances; He works through imperfect people in impossible situations. Stop allowing setbacks to cause failure. Your circumstances are simply the canvas on which God will paint His glory.
Reflection: What current circumstance are you using as an excuse to delay obedience to God?
Day 3: Your Personal Characteristics Are No Obstacle
Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Devotional:
God deliberately chooses the weak, foolish, and despised things of the world to shame the strong and wise. He used a teenage girl named Esther to save His people, an unknown shepherd boy named David to become the greatest king, and twelve ordinary men to turn the world upside down. Your personality quirks, your lack of eloquence, your feelings of inadequacy—none of these disqualify you from God's service. In fact, they position you to demonstrate His power more clearly. God doesn't need spiritual powerhouses; He needs yielded vessels. When you feel weak, you're in the perfect position for God's strength to be made perfect in you.
Reflection: What weakness in your life could God transform into a testimony of His strength?
Day 4: Your Private Concerns Are No Obstacle
Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Devotional:
Paul had a "thorn in the flesh" that he begged God to remove three times. God's response? "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Your depression, loneliness, inferiority, or sense of inadequacy can become the very platform for God's power. Hannah's barrenness drove her to desperate prayer, and God gave her Samuel. Daniel's captivity positioned him to influence a kingdom. Mary's vulnerability made her the mother of the Messiah. God doesn't need you to be strong on your own; He needs you to be totally dependent on His power. Your weakness guarantees His strength.
Reflection: How can you shift from seeing your struggles as obstacles to viewing them as opportunities for God's power?
Day 5: Total Surrender—The Key to Being Used
Reading: Romans 12:1-2
Devotional:
The ultimate question is not whether God can use you—He absolutely can. The question is: Will you surrender to Him completely? Is your life truly His to use, or are you holding back certain areas? God won't force you into service, but He invites you to place your "all on the altar." This means surrendering your plans, your reputation, your comfort, and your control. It means putting one foot in front of the other and doing what's right, even when it's difficult. As we stand on the threshold of a new year, make this your declaration: "This is my season to be fully available to God." When you surrender completely, God can use you completely.
Reflection: What specific area of your life have you been withholding from God's complete control?
Closing Prayer: Lord, I surrender my past, my present circumstances, my personal limitations, and my private concerns to You. Use my life for Your glory. Help me to trust that You can work through my weaknesses and transform my obstacles into stepping stones. This is my season to be fully available to You. In Jesus' name, Amen.