God Still Uses Broken People | When You Feel Too Far Gone for God

Do you ever look back on your life and think, “God could never use me”? Maybe it’s because of something you said, did, or became. But here’s the truth — the Bible isn’t a story of perfect people doing great things for God. It’s a story of a perfect God doing great things through broken people.

In this episode of Behind The Mike Podcast with Mike Stone, Mike shares a powerful message of redemption and grace — showing how God used liars, doubters, adulterers, rebels, and even murderers to accomplish His purposes. From Adam and Eve to Paul, every one of them had a past… and every one of them was still used by God.

If you’ve ever felt unworthy, ashamed, or “too far gone,” this episode will remind you:
💔 Failure isn’t final.
💫 Grace doesn’t just forgive your past — it fuels your purpose.
🙌 God still uses broken people… including you.

Timestamped Chapters:
00:00 – Do you ever feel like God could never use you?
00:27 – The Bible is full of broken people
01:00 – A lineup of the most flawed people in Scripture
02:06 – What if these same people applied for jobs today?
02:43 – God’s standard is different
03:12 – Mike’s personal story of shame and conviction
04:09 – The enemy’s lies about your worth
04:36 – How God redeemed each flawed person
05:57 – Grace fuels your purpose
06:59 – Why we compare ourselves to “spiritual heroes”
07:46 – If sin disqualified us, none of us would be qualified
08:14 – Don’t write yourself off
08:58 – God can use murderers, liars, rebels, and doubters
09:09 – You’re not too broken — failure is not final
09:51 – God still uses broken people

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Transcript

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So do you ever look back on your life and think, man, God could never use me? Maybe it's because of something that you did or something you said or who you were. Maybe it's the guilt that whispers at night. The shame that still clings to your story. But here's the truth. The Bible isn't a book of perfect people doing great things for God. It's a story of a perfect God doing great things through broken people. So today, I want to go rapid fire through some of the most flawed people in Scripture and watch how God still uses them. Stay tuned. Alright. Are you ready for this? Adam and Eve. Disobedient. Noah. Drunkenness. Abraham. Fear. Sarah. Doubt. Moses. Anger. Jacob. Deception. Rebekah Manipulation. Joseph's brothers. Jealousy. Miriam. Envy. Gideon. Insecurity. Samson. Lust. David. Adultery and murder. Solomon. Idolatry. Jonah. Rebellion. Peter. Denial. Thomas. Unbelief. Paul. Persecution. The Israelites complaining. The Pharisees. Hypocrisy. James and John. Ambition. Rahab. Prostitution and Judas. Betrayal. That's a rough list. If you saw that line up today, you'd say, God, maybe pick a different team. But that's the team. That's the story. And that, my friend, is the point. Now think about that list. Every single name you just heard represents someone who failed, sometimes publicly, painfully, and permanently recorded in God's Word. Here's the wild part. If those same people applied for jobs today, most of them wouldn't make it past the background check. You got Adam and Eve fired for disobedience. Noah got drunk on the job. Abraham. He lied to protect himself. Moses. Manslaughter charge. David. Adultery and murder. Jonah refused his assignment. Peter. Denied his leader under pressure. Paul. Former religious extremist. Rahab. She's a former prostitute. By our standards, they would be un hirable. But God's standard is different. Because failure doesn't end your story. It simply sets the stage for God's grace to begin. God doesn't cancel the broken. He redeems them. He doesn't write people off. He writes them in. And maybe he's still writing you in two. I can't tell you how many times through my life, even as a young kid, you know, I was one of those kids that stood in at the altar call at the end of every service that I probably ever attended and said, God, I love you. Please save me. I need you, but I would never step out and walk down that aisle because first of all, I was ashamed. Now, shame back then. Kind of looks silly to us now. You know, maybe it was calling my brother or sisters a bad name. Or maybe it was just completely being angry at my parents. But the thing is, the Holy Spirit even then, was convicting me of my sin. So a lot of times, the Holy Spirit will step in and correct us or tell us where we're being disobedient, where we need to wake up. But the problem is, the enemy also gets in our minds too. And he starts to tell us, you don't matter. You're not worthy. God could definitely not use you and laugh at you. Point his finger and tell you all of your flaws. So I want to go back to that list, and I want to see how God dealt with that list. So we have Adam and Eve who were disobedient, but God covered them with his grace. Abraham was fearful, but he came the became the father of all nations. Sarah she doubted. But God gave birth to his promise. Moses was angry, but he led God's people to freedom. Jacob deceived, but he was transformed into Israel. Joseph's brothers jealous, but they were reconciled through forgiveness. Gideon was insecure, but he became a mighty warrior. Samson was reckless. But ended his life in victory. David. He was an adulterer. But he was called a man after God's own heart. Solomon. Idolater. But he left wisdom for generations. Jonah ran away, but he sparked a citywide revival. Peter denied Christ, but became a bold preacher. Thomas doubted, but confessed. My Lord and my God. Paul persecuted Christians, but he became the greatest missionary. Rahab she was a prostitute, but she found her place in Jesus family tree. The Israelites were complainers, but they still inherited the promise. James and John sent fire from heaven. Lord, they were ambitious, but God turned their passion into service, every one of them broken, every one of them flawed. Every one of them used by God. Because grace doesn't just forgive your past, it fuels your purpose. So this episode is intentionally short because I don't know what I can add to it. I just wanted to give examples of how we sometimes even in our life today, we look at our pastor or our priest or whoever leads us on Sundays, and we think, wow, what a great man of God. I could never be like them. Or maybe it's, a teacher in our class Sunday school class. Maybe it's a Bible study leader. Maybe it's someone on a board somewhere that we look up to, and we see them modeling Jesus and think, I could never be that. Let me tell you something. This book is not just for us to open up and read through and pore over and memorize and hide in our hearts. It's also to show us examples of how God works through fallible people. All of us are flawed. All of us are sinful and need a Savior. God doesn't expect us to be perfect. I've been wearing a shirt that I created that says, here am I, Lord, send me. And that's the cry of my heart is I know how flawed I am. I know how wretched, even as a as a kid. The thoughts that I had, that the things that I did. I look back and think, you know, those weren't very big since then, but they were sin. It was sin. And if sin disqualified us, none of us would be good enough to share the gospel or to be a part of the kingdom of God. But God in his Scripture shows us through all the people I've listed and so many more, that he not only uses broken people, he wants to use us. He wants to use you. Don't write yourself off. So let me ask you a question. What sin have you decided in your life that disqualifies you? What moment from your past still tells you you're done? Because here's my point. If God can use murderers, liars, doubters, rebels, prostitutes. We just went through the list. Listen, friend. He can use you. He can use me. If he can use a man who denied him three times. A woman with a past, a prophet who ran away, and a king who fell from grace. He can use you. You're not too broken. You're not too far gone. And you are not beyond the reach of his mercy. God is not finished with you. In fact, he may just be getting started because in the kingdom of God, failure is not final. Think of it this way. Failure is the soil where redemption grows. So take a deep breath. Look up and remember God still uses broken people. Even people like us. He.