Preaching to the choir

Yep, that’s exactly what happened to me.

Last week our host, and the Pastor of the church we are working with, asked our team to have two people share a testimony and one person give a message on Saturday night for the youth/young adult group. Ashley and Kirby volunteered to give their testimony, then by divine intervention, I heard myself saying that I would give the message.

What? Me? Did I really just say that? God……what are you doing?

For those who know me, you understand that I get really anxious and nervous about speaking to groups of people, especially in a church setting. However, the Lord told me that I was going to be the first to preach from our team on this trip.

Surprisingly, once I had agreed, I wasn’t all that worried. I actually waited till the end of the week to write out a message. That way, I wouldn’t spend all week thinking on it.

Our host asked that I speak on the importance of sharing our faith with others. God brought to light 2 Timothy 4:1-8 and 2 Timothy 1:7-8 for me to share.

Before I got up to preach, God and I had a great talk about me surrendering my words over to Him and allowing the Spirit to take over and speak through me. He told me that I have a Spirit of Power, Love, and Self-Discipline….woah, that’s exactly what I was going to talk about! Thanks God!

I could go on forever about that sweet moment God and I shared in that moment before I got up preach. Just know, that everything I was about to share with the group, God was reminding me of. He told me to be bold and fearless in the Spirit and share my faith.

So I did. And I was.

Once I got up to speak, I knew God was holding my hand. He was giving me the words and I couldn’t wait to speak them out loud. I spoke out of a Spirit of Power, not a spirit of fear. I just relished in the moment I had up there with God, and I was overcome with joy!

God taught me that I do not have to have all the words, or worry about whether I am qualified to preach or not. He taught me to rely on Him and speak out in faith. Speak out and live as a child of God who has the Holy Spirit alive in them.
 
 
I end saying this, God’s Word is true. His promises are true. We are filled with the Holy Spirit and we are guided by God’s right hand!