Random Thought: FYI- God's wisdom gives birth to my random thoughts that can actually give encouragement or godly advice! Therefore, He is the source of the things I say that make sense and are cool, cause He is cool!
If the enemy has discouraged you in any way from being involved in youth ministry (for example, telling you that you don’t belong there, or that you are not making an impact, or that God has not called you to be a part of it) look at the fruit that has emerged since you started the ministry. Look at not only the ways that God has used you, but also the ways that He has grown you, and the lives He has used you to minister to. Whether the opportunities for ministry seem small or big to you, they mean a great deal to the person who God is ministering to through you and they are a big deal to God as well. It’s not so much the act of service you do, but it’s your heart. Obedience, and a heart ready and willing to serve God and live to please Him is what most matters to Him; it’s what impacts the world!
"Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings, From the wicked who oppress me, From my deadly enemies who surround me." Psalm 17:8-9
There was this note in my bible: "The 'apple' of the eye is the pupil, the dark opening through which light enters the eye. Its beauty, its function, and its delicacy make the eye the object of protection, and a source of anxiety if threatened. The use of this metaphor in the Bible expresses faith that God treats His own as especially precious."
Random Thought: FYI- God's wisdom gives birth to my random thoughts that can actually give encouragement or godly advice! Therefore, He is the source of the things I say that make sense and are cool, cause He is cool!
ReplyDeleteIf the enemy has discouraged you in any way from being involved in youth ministry (for example, telling you that you don’t belong there, or that you are not making an impact, or that God has not called you to be a part of it) look at the fruit that has emerged since you started the ministry. Look at not only the ways that God has used you, but also the ways that He has grown you, and the lives He has used you to minister to. Whether the opportunities for ministry seem small or big to you, they mean a great deal to the person who God is ministering to through you and they are a big deal to God as well. It’s not so much the act of service you do, but it’s your heart. Obedience, and a heart ready and willing to serve God and live to please Him is what most matters to Him; it’s what impacts the world!
Sorry, I know this is a section for revelations during Bible study, but can I post random revelations or wisdom from God too? : )
ReplyDeleteSure Isabel
ReplyDeleteI read this awesome thing in my Bible today:
ReplyDelete"Keep me as the apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
From the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies who surround me."
Psalm 17:8-9
There was this note in my bible:
"The 'apple' of the eye is the pupil, the dark opening through which light enters the eye. Its beauty, its function, and its delicacy make the eye the object of protection, and a source of anxiety if threatened. The use of this metaphor in the Bible expresses faith that God treats His own as especially precious."