A New Tool
Not long after we began to home school our children, we installed a new computer - at my insistence - hidden in a roll top desk. I was actively resisting this evidence of modern technology cluttering my early colonial decor. But with all my resistance, it was I who spent the most hours typing away on the Word Processor. You see, God was not going to limit my ministry to teaching my own children - instead He expanded it to include children I will not meet until I get to Heaven.
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In the mid eighties, home schooling was a new and novel idea to most people. A gentleman in our church who heard I was teaching my Kindergarten through ninth grade children, assumed that I must know something about those age groups. This was significant to him because he was the editor of a Christian Education publishing house that provided curriculum for children and teens. He asked for a sample of my writing and before I knew it,I was working right along side of my kids - developing materials for a children's program and later Junior High youth groups.
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Today, as I am just learning about blogging, I am once again aware that God always answers prayers for ministry. If we desire to serve Him - He will open the way, and make in fit perfectly with the ways in which He has gifted us. I would have never guessed that God would use my enjoyment of writing along with my commitment to my family.
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If you are reading this, you are probably already more savey about computers and the internet than I am. Have you considered how God could use this tool in your hands to minister to other people and bring glory to our Lord? I would love to hear your comments.