Gifts

Are you using your God-given gifts? Are you serving in your church?? For most of you who will read this post, I'm preaching to the choir.. or so the saying goes. :)

"We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully." Romans 12: 6-8

Can I just say that I feel you can use EACH and EVERY one of these gifts in Preschool Ministry?? There is a place for every gift there, as well as in each ministry in your church. My heart has been growing in Preschool Ministry each day. I love the kids, I love the people who have hearts to serve here, I love my fellow ladies in the Preschool Ministry, I love just about everything about it.

The thing I don't love is that more people don't feel the need to love on these precious kids God has blessed us with. :( It breaks my heart to know some of the answers people give as to why they don't want to serve in Preschool. Yes, I've heard them all. The one that gets me most is "I have to pray about it." :-/ Really? If God gave you ANY gift, it can be used...

Can you fill a cup of water and pass it out?? (That's a part of the Preschool Ministry) Can you push play for a movie to start for 3's and 4's, no leadership needed... (That's also a part of it). Can you be inviting and play with children? Can you change diapers, feed a baby, and rock them?? Can you play games with a 4 year old? Can you watch kids play on a playground? Can you help parents find their children's rooms? Can you type a phone number in on the computer for check in? These are all different positions in our church's Preschool Ministry that have empty spaces regularly that could be filled. I know our church isn't the only one. I'm sure the one you attend is the same way.

All I'm saying is that sometimes there are needs in a church that need to be filled to function that way you WANT your church to function. I love our Preschool Ministry at our church and I'm very happy to be there and I'm blessed by being there every day. Do you love your ministry that you serve in? Where do you serve in your church? Are you passionate about it or are you filling the wholes because you know that's the right thing to do? I want to know how you feel about things like this. :)