You're Just Too Young

<p>Have you ever been told that you were too young to do something? That your heart was in the right place, but you were too young to do what you felt God had called you to do? The truth is, God invites all of us to follow Him, no matter what age we are.</p><p>.</p><p>Mary was likely a young teenager, maybe only fourteen years old, when she gave birth to the Son of God, which resulted in many people glorifying and praising God (Luke 1:26-38; 2:5-7, 16-21).</p><p>.</p><p>David was just a teenager when he killed Goliath—a giant the whole Israelite army was scared to fight. When everyone saw this, they knew that the Lord saves His people (1 Samuel 17:41-50).</p><p>.</p><p>A young Israelite girl was taken captive, and she showed concern for her foreign master, Naaman, who suffered from leprosy. Naaman listened to her when she told him about the prophet Elisha, so he went to Israel to see him and was miraculously cured! Then Naaman knew that the Lord was the only true God (2 Kings 5:1-15).</p><p>.</p><p>A boy gave all the food he had to Jesus, and Jesus miraculously turned those two fish and five loaves of bread into a meal large enough to feed five thousand men, plus women and children. Then the people said that Jesus must be the One they had been waiting for (John 6:1-14).</p><p>.</p><p>You might not think you can do what God has called you to do. Sometimes I find myself thinking that when I am just a few years older, then I can do what God has called me to do. Well, that’s not true. God can and does use people of all ages to do amazing things. He worked through people of all ages in the Bible, and they did those things because of God, not in their own ability. He can work through you too, just where you are, right now in your life. • Bailey Norman</p><p>.</p><p>• Which of these four people’s stories stuck out to you the most? How did God work through this person’s life? Consider taking some time to read the Bible passage that tells their story.</p><p>.</p><p>Have you ever felt like you were too young to follow God?