Recently, I've had young people asking me about their future. -What does God want them to do? What gifts do they have? How are they unique?
Quite honestly, I don't know the answer either; but I do know God, and I can pray with them over what God has for them. One thing is for certain: GOD HAS A PURPOSE for each one.
It is hard sometimes to see what God wants from you, because we get so caught up in ourselves. My dreams. My abilities. My entertainment. However, this is not God's design. His goal is that we center all our activities around HIM and HIS PURPOSE.
When I was younger, people always told me "You're good with kids." Great. Everyone and their dog is good with kids, I thought. I want something SPECIAL God. What I didn't understand at the time, was that
not everyone is good with kids.
And,
God had given me something special.
Yesterday, I went to a near-by small town to get gas for my truck. Though it is relatively nearby, I don't usually go to this town for anything- it's too small anyway. But, I needed gas and couldn't make it any farther.
Walking into the gas station, I was greeted by two young boys, running up to me to show me that they won their video games. I greeted them politely and paid for my gas.
No. I didn't know them.
They didn't know me.
And no, this is not the first time this has happened.
I often have children that come up to talk to me at a Walmart or a grocery store. They will chatter away at me like an old friend while I'm thinking "I'm going to get in trouble for kidnapping a child who is following ME." Eventually, we find their parents, and I wave goodbye.
Kids at the school where I substitute will say to their best friend "No, I don't want you to do it, I want her to push me on the swing." (They don't even know my name.)
Random kids on the street will wave me over to play with them. It's really quite hilarious.
There is something in me that my mom calls "a magnet to kids." It facilitates sharing the gospel and speaking God's truth and love into countless little lives.
THIS is God's gift for me.
I don't understand it, and I definitely do not know why, but it is unique. Sometimes it seems small and unimportant to me, but God sends many reminders that His plan is always good, and IMPORTANT in God's eyes.
Boys and girls, young and old alike: God has a purpose for you. You are special. There's a unique way that you are designed to serve God -that NO ONE ELSE can do.
Seek the face of Jesus. Really seek Him. As you do, He will fill you with His love, which will overflow into service, hand-tailored by the Master Himself for an expected end. (Jeremiah 29:11,13)
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| Seeking God's face and direction. |
It is hard sometimes to see what God wants from you, because we get so caught up in ourselves. My dreams. My abilities. My entertainment. However, this is not God's design. His goal is that we center all our activities around HIM and HIS PURPOSE.
When I was younger, people always told me "You're good with kids." Great. Everyone and their dog is good with kids, I thought. I want something SPECIAL God. What I didn't understand at the time, was that
not everyone is good with kids.
And,
God had given me something special.
Yesterday, I went to a near-by small town to get gas for my truck. Though it is relatively nearby, I don't usually go to this town for anything- it's too small anyway. But, I needed gas and couldn't make it any farther.
Walking into the gas station, I was greeted by two young boys, running up to me to show me that they won their video games. I greeted them politely and paid for my gas.
No. I didn't know them.
They didn't know me.
And no, this is not the first time this has happened.
I often have children that come up to talk to me at a Walmart or a grocery store. They will chatter away at me like an old friend while I'm thinking "I'm going to get in trouble for kidnapping a child who is following ME." Eventually, we find their parents, and I wave goodbye.
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| Sharing God's plan for relationships with two 3rd grade girls. |
Random kids on the street will wave me over to play with them. It's really quite hilarious.
There is something in me that my mom calls "a magnet to kids." It facilitates sharing the gospel and speaking God's truth and love into countless little lives.
THIS is God's gift for me.
I don't understand it, and I definitely do not know why, but it is unique. Sometimes it seems small and unimportant to me, but God sends many reminders that His plan is always good, and IMPORTANT in God's eyes.
Boys and girls, young and old alike: God has a purpose for you. You are special. There's a unique way that you are designed to serve God -that NO ONE ELSE can do.
Seek the face of Jesus. Really seek Him. As you do, He will fill you with His love, which will overflow into service, hand-tailored by the Master Himself for an expected end. (Jeremiah 29:11,13)
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