I have been really intimidated by my new job

In case you may not know, I am the new youth minster at Immanuel Baptist Church in Fort Smith. They were brave enough to risk hiring a total newbie! It’s something that I’ve never done before…never even WANTED to do. Now that it’s my job and it’s kind of official and all, I am really intimidated. Give me an IT project, 1.5 million dollars, 500 users dependent on it, 100 Doctors demanding it…Not a problem. In contrast, put me around 5 kids (that are not my offspring) that I need to teach about God…major intimidation.

However, God has been good to me as I seek His direction with it. During my observations of how things are currently rolling, I noticed that the kids were responsive to Bible stories, but I didn’t really know what I could do about that. I mean, there are only a certain number of stories, right? But, this morning my good friend walks up and says, “hey have you heard of the “Story thru the Bible” book?” Literally..wow. Well, I think I found my curriculum. Then, as I was reading some more material I was really comforted by the following psalm. Especially verses 6-8… Hopefully, your day can be encouraged like mine was!

Psalm 112

The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

 ¹Praise the LORD!
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,
   who greatly delights in his commandments!
² His offspring will be mighty in the land;
   the generation of the upright will be blessed.
³⁾Wealth and riches are in his house,
   and his righteousness endures forever.
⁴ Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;
   he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
⁵ It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;
   who conducts his affairs with justice.
⁶ For the righteous will never be moved;
    he will be remembered forever.
⁷ He is not afraid of bad news;
   his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
⁸ His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,
   until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
⁹ He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
   his righteousness endures forever;
   his horn is exalted in honor.
¹⁰ The wicked man sees it and is angry;
   he gnashes his teeth and melts away;
   the desire of the wicked will perish!

 

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