I can recycle you

Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16 NKJV)

 God has given all of us special talents, and when we yield them to God, no matter how small they may seem, He uses them. To Him, everybody has value and everybody is important.
 I was reminded of how one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure. One time, when I was living in Brazil, I put my old leather boots outside the gate. There was a big hole in one of the soles—but those boots were gone in less than a minute.
 Recycling garbage can be an interesting subject, especially considering what Jesus told me next in my ponderings: People once thought you were garbage, but I recycled you too. That’s the truth. I thought back to when I was lost myself—confused, groping in darkness, with nowhere to go. That time when I had no faith and no light. People had no hope for me. I could almost hear them think, Poor boy. He’s only good for the trash.
 But Jesus said, I can recycle you. I can make something beautiful out of you. And He did. What’s my point?
Everything we do should be for the recycling business. We need to recycle this old world and bring about God’s kingdom on earth. —Koos Stenger [1]

 God takes the people who have been cast aside and look like trash. God's in the recycling business. He recycles that trash and brings forth treasure. —Paula White

[1] Activated The Recycling Business