Speaking of Growing……….
I got asked to lead the entire music program over 2 years ago, for our local school. They had no music teacher, so I was elected. I dropped to my knees in prayer, felt like I was facing a giant. “How do I do this Lord?” I inquired of him. is this you? (I said) and can I do this? He assured me i could. I was so scared! Truly, the word petrified comes to mind.
I am not the born-leader type, not a type A personality, nada. But I have read the words, “Let the weak say I am strong.” I know God qualifies the unqualified.
I’ll never forget that first day, kids came piling into my room, and there I was, “the teacher.” I had some experience with leading worship but, that’s about it. As their music teacher, their entire success seemed to depend on me. It was scary!
The high school kids told me they “were really bad singers” and they’d been embarrassed at some event they’d had the prior year. When I asked them what they knew they said “Not much, we’re pretty bad.”
It was at that moment, the desire formed in me to Help them succeed! The need in front of me seemed to bring out “the gifts within me.”
I sure did pray for their success (and mine). In My heart, I know God guided me to help them succeed, and part of it involved discipline.
They didn’t like the discipline, my insistence they pay attention, not let them just skate by (and treat music class like an easy A). I made them sing the songs over and over and over again. “I think we got it now,” they would say, and I would say “You’re going to do it again’. I had them do stuff that seemed silly or even beneath them, (at the time) but soon they were singing togehter like champions.
Needless to say, they had a successful concert (2 of them) everyone loved it, and I know they felt proud of themselves when it was all over.
Just like young David and his 5 stones, God unfolded to me a plan for each group of children (K-12). It was amazing! Had I not stepped into the water with courage, I never would have witnessed what God can do, (through me.). It was incredible!
Nobody likes discipline (at the time) we all want that easy walk from point A to point B but……..Hang in there! Discipline helps us become all we were meant to be. It’s a part of growing, (and a very necessary ingredient).
-Laura Grace, author, Grace to Grow
Hebrews 12:11 “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” #discipline #Goddisciplines#disciplinetodisciple
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Right on! Some of the women I’ve mentored did not even know what discipleship was when they came to me. Jesus discipled those with him before he sent them out and commanded them to go out and make disciples of all nations, Matthew 28:19. Sounds like that was your group of disciples. Beautiful testimony! Thank you for sharing!
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🙂 Hello Fellow Mentor! Thank you God that you send us out to encourage and encourage we shall! by your Grace! Love and hugs to you Angelina.
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You’re welcome! I can remember a time I did not even feel equpped to disciple! There were those i led to Jesus however, who had many questions. Therefore, I sought to learn! Thank you for your (precious0 input, too.
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