"I Have a Spiderman Costume!"
by Nick Smoot
This last Sunday I was watching a movie in a class full of 5 year olds. This is not my normal routine on Sundays, I was helping out this week because they were short handed.
We were watching a video about an Evil Giant and an upstanding little guy face off on a battle field. I noticed one little boy named Joshua was captivated as he watched this story from the Bible unfold. I leaned over to to the little guy and said, “You know… if God wanted you to take out an evil giant with a rock, you could.” He looked up at me wide eyed and said… “I have a Spiderman costume.”
How great was that response? The greatest resource he could think of was his costume.
Listening to him was a needed reminder for me; there are evils in the world that are large… overwhelmingly large, and we need to stand against them with all of our might as little as it may be, and pray for the wisdom and guidance of God. I sometimes forget that what I get to do in youth ministry is such a privilege and that I need to use any and all resources I can get my hands on to advance the kingdom of God.
See you all at Shift as we discover and sharpen our resources together.
Don’t forget your Spiderman costume.
[Nick Smoot is High School Department Head at Real Life Ministries, and will be leading a Cup of Coffee at Shift 2008]
This last Sunday I was watching a movie in a class full of 5 year olds. This is not my normal routine on Sundays, I was helping out this week because they were short handed.
We were watching a video about an Evil Giant and an upstanding little guy face off on a battle field. I noticed one little boy named Joshua was captivated as he watched this story from the Bible unfold. I leaned over to to the little guy and said, “You know… if God wanted you to take out an evil giant with a rock, you could.” He looked up at me wide eyed and said… “I have a Spiderman costume.”
How great was that response? The greatest resource he could think of was his costume.
Listening to him was a needed reminder for me; there are evils in the world that are large… overwhelmingly large, and we need to stand against them with all of our might as little as it may be, and pray for the wisdom and guidance of God. I sometimes forget that what I get to do in youth ministry is such a privilege and that I need to use any and all resources I can get my hands on to advance the kingdom of God.
See you all at Shift as we discover and sharpen our resources together.
Don’t forget your Spiderman costume.
[Nick Smoot is High School Department Head at Real Life Ministries, and will be leading a Cup of Coffee at Shift 2008]
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1 Comments:
Megan said...What a cute kid! And what a great reminder of the things God may be calling us to do - put on a brave face and do our best for Him and His glory! Thanks for sharing Nick!
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