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Here are thoughts that have helped
us see our KaShaye blossom. I pray
they will encourage you.
� Treat your special children no
differently than other children.
� Tell them that they are special
in your sight and in God's.
� Be patient with them as God is
patient with you.
� Get them involved with other
children.
� Pray with them and for them.
Encourage them to have faith
in God and themselves.
� Find out their interests and
lovingly push them to achieve
their goals.
� Keep them involved in some
type of daily routine, which will
encourage structure.
Like our darling KaShaye, let
us live life with beauty, not for our-
selves, but for others, as we serve
and love dearly. I guarantee you
that someday you will see some-
one special to you bloom into a great
flower created by God, our eternal
gardener. He is the endless giver
of spiritual rain and heavenly sun-
shine, and is our source of knowl-
edge and wisdom.
Major K. Kendall Mathews is
Administrator in Training for The
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation
Center in St. Louis, MO.
Right Where We Are
by
SCOTT MARTIN
A
fter Moses encountered God
through the burning
bush (Ex. 3, 4), God told him to return to Egypt to
deliver the Hebrew people from bondage. Moses
responded, "I am slow of speech and tongue ... O Lord,
please send someone else." (Ex. 4:10, 13).
I can appreciate how Moses felt. I also dread speaking
in public.
The Lord replied that Moses' brother, Aaron, would help him, and God
said to Moses: "I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do"
(Ex. 4:15). God also equipped Moses with a staff he could use to demonstrate
God's miraculous signs.
Moses was afraid to step forward and serve the
Lord due to his weaknesses and insecurities. But
the Lord God equipped Moses to perform powerful
miracles in His name. Like Moses, we need to have
faith that God will use us, even in our weaknesses.
This may seem like a stretch to those of us who
wrestle with hardships and weaknesses, for exam-
ple, debilitating illness, advancing age, or perhaps
even incarceration,.When we are led to serve the
Lord, we may ask ourselves, or even ask God
as Moses did, "Who, me?"
God not only uses seemingly weak peo-
ple, but He can also turn weaknesses
into strengths--tools that will enhance
our ability to serve others.
The Bible is full of great prophets
and disciples who were immensely
flawed, yet God still used them
in powerful ways. The apostle Peter
was often an overly emotional and
impetuous man. He also denied
Christ three times at His trial.
Does this sound like
the same man
who was instru-
mental in starting
the Christian church
and who died as a martyr?
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