Encouraging Children

On Sunday at church the elementary children sang three songs and then we saw a video they played in showing the time between Palm Sunday through Easter. It was really well done on both parts. Each child had a chance to sing a short solo or duet in the songs and all did a marvelous job.

What I see in all this is for the children to find out what their purpose and destiny in life is. Not one of them may be a singer or actor when they grow up but they are getting the opportunity to find out what their talents and gifts are. I believe that is the purpose of the parents and teachers.

I am on a ministry team at church where we look into what is called “original design” other words what their purpose was when God created them to be. We then go into pray for them for what are called “strongholds” which might be described as the areas that have kept them from fulfilling their purpose.

We all have areas of our lives that keep us from becoming who we were meant to be. The strongholds were put on us by our parents, teachers, siblings or peers. It could be one or all of them. No one is perfect and often the struggles or strongholds can be passed down generation to generation. We pray that the person forgives those who have hurt them along the way and to forgive themselves for their reaction to the hurts. It is amazing how people have responded and their lives have changed over receiving prayer. My encouragement is whatever we have been through over the years our lives can change in a moment. It is important that we don’t put on baggage to the children because of what we have been through. The children are the future and they can make a difference in this world in the same way we still can no matter what we have been through. I had a late start however I can change the world that I live in day by day. Let’s do it. Amen!