This Is How God Works
This Is How God Works
God Doesn’t Work Like We Do
Let’s be honest—God doesn’t always make sense to us. He flips the script. He turns things upside down. And if we’re not paying attention, we might miss what He’s doing. But this is how God works—He uses people and plans that we’d never choose.
Take Galatians 2:2 for example. Paul writes,
“I went up because of a revelation and set before them (though privately before those who seemed influential) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles…”
Wait. Paul? The former Pharisee? The man who tried to destroy the early church? The one who held people’s coats while Stephen got stoned? Yeah—that guy. God chose him to go to the Gentiles, the very people who weren’t even part of Israel’s story. They didn’t grow up reading the Law. They didn’t memorize the Psalms. And yet, God sends the most “Jewish” man around to reach them.
Why? Because this is how God works. He doesn’t need our permission. Also, He doesn’t ask for our advice. He sees the big picture, and He chooses the least likely people so that He gets the most glory.
God Uses the Unlikely
Paul wasn’t the only surprise. Look at Peter. He was a fisherman. He was hot-headed, uneducated, and often stuck his foot in his mouth. But God used him to reach the Jews—the very people who spent their lives studying the Scriptures.
That’s why 1 Corinthians 1:27 is such a key verse. It says,
“But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.”
God doesn’t use the strongest or smartest. He uses the humble, the broken, the ones no one would expect. Why? Because when something amazing happens through them, everyone knows it was God. That’s how He works.
Think about it—if you saw a Harvard scholar preaching to fishermen, you’d expect results. But if a fisherman starts preaching to scholars and they listen? That’s God. That’s supernatural.
God’s ways aren’t just different—they’re better. We just have to trust Him even when it feels confusing.
This Is How God Works—By Grace, Not Works
And here’s the real kicker—none of this comes by earning it. You can’t work hard enough to make God use you. You don’t need to prove anything. Look at Ephesians 2:8-9:
“For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
God saves by grace. He calls by grace. He uses by grace. And He gets the glory every time. That’s the heart of the gospel. You’re not chosen because you’re qualified. You’re qualified because you’re chosen.
So when you feel too broken, too weak, or too small—good. You’re right where God wants you. This is how God works—He picks the ones everyone else overlooks.
God Gets the Glory
Don’t miss this: God works through weakness so that His strength shines. If you think you have to be perfect before He can use you, stop. He already knows your flaws. And He still wants you.
Paul once hated Jesus. Peter once denied Him. But grace changed everything. If God can use them, He can use you.
So let go of what the world says you need to be. God’s not looking for perfect people. He’s looking for willing hearts. He’s still doing surprising things today—this is how God works.
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