Last week I embarked on my first session doing some Bible
study with the high school girls here.
It was quite ironic that the session was all about self worth and I was
going into it thinking I am not good enough to do this… there must be someone
better or more equipped, a more dynamic communicator that should do this! However many times in life I have seen that
when I feel I have nothing left to give I should try to give that little bit
more… my experience has been that at those times God surprises me in a new
way. So despite the challenges of the week, the fears, the worries and my inadequacies I stepped out to do what I was
meant to do. A good friend here said to
me the people you are teaching don’t know how you are feeling and nobody was
born a preacher. This was just what I
needed to hear!
It was an honour to share that hour with the high school
girls. Our issues with self-worth cross
any cultural barriers, girls here wrestle with questions about their worth and
value just the same as girls back home.
I shared how my self image and worth changed when I started
to see myself through God’s eyes. As I
was saying it I was reminded of how this needs to be an on-going process. I was grateful to those girls for reminding
me of a lesson I need to keep learning.
PS I nearly didn't publish this blog wondering if it is good enough! Time to learn that lesson again...
Well done Lynda. I bet you were brilliant and just what the girls needed. God bless!
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ReplyDeleteI bet you were ace too and that the girls were really blessed through you. I get daily emails from Max Lucado - think you do to; in fact, think I got the idea from you! This was today's. For you, the girls and all God's children.
"What you may see in the mirror as morning disaster is, in reality, a morning miracle. Holiness in a bathrobe! When God sees us, He also sees Christ. He sees perfection! Not perfection earned by us, mind you, but perfection paid for by Him.
Scripture says: “For God caused Christ, who Himself knew nothing of sin, actually to be sin for our sakes, so that in Christ we might be made good with the goodness of God.” (2 Cor. 5:21)
You are absolutely perfect. In Christ, you are flawless. Without defect. Unrivaled. Undeserved yet unreserved perfection. No wonder heaven applauds when you wake up! A masterpiece has stirred.
Go ahead, get dressed, shave, comb the hair. Do it for yourself. For the sake of your image. Do it to keep your job. But don’t do it for God. He’s already seen you as you really are. And in His book, you’re perfect."