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Timotheans

My summer will consist of focusing on my gifts, how to utilize them within the body of Christ, and how to better serve the body with them. Here's some encouragements and insights from what I read in Timothy today:

"I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who have given me strength, that he considered my faithful, appointing me to his service." Paul is truly thankful to the living God for choosing him, of all people to do this service.

"Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners- of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his UNLIMITED PATIENCE as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life." One of my biggest struggles is patience. Patience with God and being faithful that his will is to make me prosper, patience with friends and family whether they are believers or nonbelievers, patience with being content at where I am in life, not constantly desiring to be somewhere else or have time move faster.

"Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you." Paul urges Timothy to be actively exercising his gift of preaching. Gifts that are not used are just like muscles in the body, without exercise and use, they will wither away with time. It is essential in our Christian lives to be consistently exercising our gifts to better serve the body and encourage others.

"But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses." This passage was really encouraging for me to TAKE HOLD of what I have been blessed with in gifts and life, to use what I have been given and continue on in the race.

"Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care." God has entrusted his believers with what he has given us, including his holy, living word.

"For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." I had to sit back and try to envision all of these things in one person. It is so easy to be intimidated or to feel unworthy of what God is calling us to do. This is such beautiful encouragement from God. He desires for us to take hold of our gifts, adopt them as our own beautiful blessing, run with them the great race, and do it with confidence because we know and believe what Christ has done for us on the cross, so we have no reason to fear!

"If we died with him,

we will also live with him;

if we endure,

we will also reign with him.

If we disown him,

he will disown us;

is we are faithless,

he will remain faithful,

for he cannot disown himself."

"All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."

"Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage- with great patience and careful instruct."

I've learned so much from reading through Timothy. I've become more encouraged and instructed in how to disciple, and how to utilize my gifts. I believe the hard part is figuring out what your God given gifts are, and narrowing down to the most useful and prominent.