Culture, Evotions

From Poo to Paper

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Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.

xElephantPooPaperThe world is good at copying and taking credit. Case in point: Poo Poo Paper. In case you’ve not heard of it, this product line takes the poo from animals and, well, turns it into paper. Their marketing slogan says it all – “We’re Number One at Number Two.” On their website they say that Poo Poo Paper is “Inspirational, innovative and sustainable.” I agree, but would add “late to the game” and “imitation” to the description as well. You see, God has been turning poo into something useful for years.

I don’t know how He does it, but I can’t argue with the results. In fact, I guess I’d have the same reaction if I were to write on some of that Poo Poo Paper. At some point, I would probably chuckle and mutter something to myself like, “I can’t believe I’m writing on this! It used to be poo!!” At times now, I find myself looking at my life and thinking the same type of thoughts. After all that I have seen and been through in this life, I am amazed that God has turned it around to make it useful for His glory. He has been able to not just make it good, but transform it in such a way that it is completely different from what it seemed it would have been.

The great news of this passage is that this supernatural ability of God’s to take something messy and stinky and turn it into something amazing that brings Him glory is not limited to my situations or a few others from a handful of other lives. Nope, He made sure that He included that short but powerful word “all” in this promise, and that means that no matter what you’re facing today – financial struggle, the sudden loss of a loved one, relationship pain – it qualifies as a candidate to go from poo to powerful. All you’ve got to do is hang on for the ride and give God time to work. He’s done this before, and He’s actually quite good at it.

He did it long before those great innovative people down at Poo Poo Paper and will do it long after they stop.

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December 8, 2009by Paul Jenkins
Written by Paul Jenkins
Paul Jenkins is lead pastor of The Gathering, a community church located in beautiful downtown Albemarle, North Carolina. He's the author of God is My Air Traffic Controller and My Name's Not Lou. Paul is passionate about his wife, his 3 children, running, reading, coaching, leading people who are following Jesus, Swedish Fish and the Carolina Panthers.