I really liked the message our pastor talked on this morning. It was from Exodus:
Then Moses said to the Lord , "Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue." The Lord said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord ? Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say."
Exodus 4:10-12 NASB
And 1 Corinthians....
And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NASB
I tend to bw a perfectionist and really get down on myself at times, because of things I do wrong. I worry a lot though I know the Bible says not too, I love teaching kids, but definitely get burned out easy and have not been able to keep them all focused when I am in there teaching. And the house is never clean because juggling has never been a strong suit. Though "she was a good housewife" says no obituary ever. Lol. So this was encouraging to me, that God can use me still. Which is good, because that is the biggest desire of my heart to serve God with my life since He has done so much for me. Especially when I do fail over and over again.
Then he talked about how since VBS, his entire family has been fought and the church body has been fought it seems. I have even struggled this past week just keeping my thoughts positive. But he said we can considsr it a badge of honor since we know we have just made the enemy extremely angry with us. Because a lot of the teens and kids were impacted and God really worked through this VBS.
It was such a huge blessing to be able to be a part of that. Paul was Saul and persecuted Christians and everything. And God used him in mighty ways. And yes, he suffered a great deal too, but he knew in his weakness, God was strong. I pray God shows up in my weaknesses to reach and inspire others to lean on Christ.
He is our Creator, all powerful, all knowing, all loving, all merciful, and present everywhere in our lives. He didn't make junk, is what I tell the kids. If we are willing, He will use us despite our weaknesses. I am grateful for such a blessing.
Then Moses said to the Lord , "Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue." The Lord said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord ? Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say."
Exodus 4:10-12 NASB
And 1 Corinthians....
And He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness." Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NASB
I tend to bw a perfectionist and really get down on myself at times, because of things I do wrong. I worry a lot though I know the Bible says not too, I love teaching kids, but definitely get burned out easy and have not been able to keep them all focused when I am in there teaching. And the house is never clean because juggling has never been a strong suit. Though "she was a good housewife" says no obituary ever. Lol. So this was encouraging to me, that God can use me still. Which is good, because that is the biggest desire of my heart to serve God with my life since He has done so much for me. Especially when I do fail over and over again.
Then he talked about how since VBS, his entire family has been fought and the church body has been fought it seems. I have even struggled this past week just keeping my thoughts positive. But he said we can considsr it a badge of honor since we know we have just made the enemy extremely angry with us. Because a lot of the teens and kids were impacted and God really worked through this VBS.
It was such a huge blessing to be able to be a part of that. Paul was Saul and persecuted Christians and everything. And God used him in mighty ways. And yes, he suffered a great deal too, but he knew in his weakness, God was strong. I pray God shows up in my weaknesses to reach and inspire others to lean on Christ.
He is our Creator, all powerful, all knowing, all loving, all merciful, and present everywhere in our lives. He didn't make junk, is what I tell the kids. If we are willing, He will use us despite our weaknesses. I am grateful for such a blessing.