"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline" (2 Timothy 1:7)
I received an encouraging note today from one of the people in my class, who shared how the 2 Timothy 1:7 verse helped to calm her fears several times already this week. I love getting feedback from people in class, especially when it shows how God's Word is at work.
This was also the second person who mentioned that our class is growing. It would be interesting if we really do outgrow our current classroom. That is truly God at work, considering how we struggled with not having very many people the first year, and how for our very first class in our new church building, there were only two people.
I did share with the class, that being such a shy person, it was "fearful" for me to have to speak in front of a group every week; but, my commitment through self-discipline helps to overcome the fear, and enables me to teach each week. And, it is when I see how God uses the lessons to touch others that makes it all worthwhile. He has definitely affirmed that "teaching" is one of my spiritual gifts, and that this is what He has called me to at this time.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Encouraging Note
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline" (2 Timothy 1:7)
I received an encouraging note today from one of the people in my class, who shared how the 2 Timothy 1:7 verse helped to calm her fears several times already this week. I love getting feedback from people in class, especially when it shows how God's Word is at work.
This was also the second person who mentioned that our class is growing. It would be interesting if we really do outgrow our current classroom. That is truly God at work, considering how we struggled with not having very many people the first year, and how for our very first class in our new church building, there were only two people.
I did share with the class, that being such a shy person, it was "fearful" for me to have to speak in front of a group every week; but, my commitment through self-discipline helps to overcome the fear, and enables me to teach each week. And, it is when I see how God uses the lessons to touch others that makes it all worthwhile. He has definitely affirmed that "teaching" is one of my spiritual gifts, and that this is what He has called me to at this time.
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