Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
In Speech; pursue truth, build others up, tender, forgiveness, gratitude,
In Love; agape-means sacrifice, a lasting impression,
In Faith; believing the essentials, obedience of the principles, assurance of things not seen,
In Purity; absense of corruption- not a set of rules but a holy awe of God, morally pure as a response to God's revealed holiness. Purity is achieved by being exposed to God, I am Holy because He is Holy
What you say, do, your love, faith and purity joins together to design the sort of imprint that you leave on those around you.
God will enable you to endure trials and hardships in order to harden His characteristics into you.
This was Paul speaking to Timothy, the older to the younger but for the example to believers. I always thought about being an example to the ones who didn't know God so they would see him but this was for those who knew God, older, younger, and the same age, everyone. This is so cool I have this word for my cell and God just keeps adding to it.
I have started going to a group called Koinonia,
Koinonia is a Greek word that occurs 20 times in the Bible. Koinonia’s primary meaning is “fellowship, sharing in common, communion.” The first occurrence of koinonia is Acts 2:42, “They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Christian fellowship is a key aspect of the Christian life. Believers in Christ are to come together in love, faith, and encouragement. That is the essence of koinonia.
This group of ladies meet to do this and one said To trust Him you have to be intimate with Him, so powerful. It's not about how much we know but encouraging one another to go deeper with God. I am being encoraged not only to trust God more but also to trust people. I have never shared this blog with anyone but maybe the time will come. God is good.
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