A WORTHY VESSEL (COMPETENT and RELEVANT USEFUL YOUTH)
I Samuel 3vs 1, 2 timothy 2vs21
Relevant is define as something important, essential and indispensable while competent means having the necessary ability, knowledge, skills to do something
successfully.
Definition of a Youth: Youth
are:
1. Giving adolescent between the age of 15-30.
2. Young adult in
time of strength and power.
3. Young adult that have no experience about life.
4. They are like hot iron in the fire which needs to be
molded before its get cold.
They are young adult that don’t have the realistic new
(real view) about life and must be guided. A youth is an attitude of the heart,
that is, thinking of the heart. You can be 25 and be useless and be at 85, and
still be useful, if you have a dream. Before a youth can become relevant there
is a need for him to be competent there is a need for him to be prepared.
FOUR TYPES OF YOUTH
1. A parasite Youth.
Parasite by nature is a
destructive agent and not useful to itself. Likewise a parasite youth is
destructive in every sense; he is less concerned about other, he is immoral
(not holy), he does not know God, he is disobedient, he is selfish and also a
trouble maker. Etc. A parasite youth can never be competent and relevant.
2. A product Youth (Luke 15
vs 13 ). Prodigality is a state of being wasteful thoughtless, careless and
also with wrong and useful altitude.
3. A prodigal Youth are
Youth born in a rich family but end up being poor because of their inability to
think and act of wastefulness. In addition they are youth raised up in a good
and Godly home but choose to go their own way to satisfy themselves, They are
not committed to the work of God, They are corrupt and worthless, These types
of youth through their lifestyle cannot be relevant.
4. A passive Youth: These
are youth that accept anything that happen to them, they cannot resist poverty,
they accept failure and never think can be successful (Prov 23 vs 7) As a man
think that in his heart, so he is .They are indifferent unconcerned,
Uninvolved, they give excuses they are key spiritually and in every aspect they
are unreliable, they don’t have the zeal to do things in the church they are
not competent in every aspect and also they are irrelevant.
5. A productive Youth. A
productive truth are Youth that are useful, efficient, passionate, responsible,
growth conscious productive truth has passion for whenever responsibility given to him, he is
always contributive, multiplying expanding, he is diligent in every aspect, he
is heavenly conscious, an earthly relevant e.g. Samuel 1 vs. 4, 8, pro 22b vs.
23. These types of youth are competent and definitely will be relevant.
STEPS TO BECOME A WORTHY VESSEL
1. Know God: you must know
God, fear God, and have a relationship with God, when God is relevant in your
life then your life will be relevant, because everything you are going to do to
be relevant is in the hands of God.
2. You must be in God’s
ordained purpose for your life.
3. You must have a personal
relationship with God. Your intimacy with God determines your accuracy; your
accuracy determines your relevancy. James 4 vs. 8.
4. Be focus and devoted.
Joseph and Daniel were focused and determined.
5. You must be
diligent(don’t be lazy) prov. 22 vs. 29
6. You must always think
big: never because of your present situation limit or underestimate or
underrate yourself because you become what you think. Prov. 23 vs. 7
7. You must work towards
your goals; no matter how difficult it is never give up.
8. You must always prepare yourself
against any opportunity that may come your way. “When you are loaded, you will
be needed” proper planning prevents poor performance.
9. You must be able to
sacrifice your time, money e.t.c.
10. You must be discipline.
11. You must be humble. You
humility matters most. 1 pet. 5 vs. 6.
12. You must be obedient to
God and also your parent etc 1 Sam 15 vs. 22.
13. You must be optimistic
about your future.
14. You must be hardworking.
15. Don’t give up easily.
16. Take to correction pro.
3 vs. 1 ff
DUTIES OF PARENT TO MAKE THEIR CHILDREN A WORTHY VESSEL (COMPETENT AND RELEVANT)
1. Train them:
(i) Biblical training; the
first training all parent should give their children is biblical training,
training their children in the way of God, these alone will help them in all
place and in the field they find themselves.
(ii) Educational training;
these should come after biblical training and also moral training because it is
what will help the child in becoming what he wants to be.
(iii) Moral training; it is
also important and should be given to all child from every parents, it should
be after biblical training.
(iv) Learning of trade; due
to the modern advancement this should be included if a child really needs it.
2.
Discipline them.
3. Instruct and teach them.
4. Pray for them.
5. Don’t speak harsh and
negative words to them.
6. Encourage them.
7. Understand them.
8. Tell them your past, so
they can learn from it.
9. Love them.
10. Give them a listening
ear. Always listen to them.
Conclusion:
The devil is in the business of stealing the heart of young people (youth) so that he can make their life useless and also make them irrelevant but it is the youth that will guide their heart with the word of gold and acknowledge God in all their way, so they can be relevant in life. Joshua 1 vs. 8, ps. 119 vs. 11, prov. 3 vs. 6.Challenges of life is very essential in a man’s life, a man living, a challenge free man is not a real man, it is never a crime for man to experience or go through tough time but is a crime for man to die in it, Everyone on earth must have challenges, it is not a sin and it is not meant only for the poor, a poor man will face challenges, a rich man will face challenges, an average will man face challenges, a Christian will face challenges, an unbeliever will face challenges, male and female, a man with great position and great name will encounter challenges, all living creatures that has the breathe of God in him will experience tough time irrespective of who they are, the only thing that makes a different is how each person respond to it.
There are times that all hope seems gone, there are time where prayers seems to be unanswered, there are times where it seems God no longer hear us or exist there are times where we feel dejected, there times where we feel still living on earth is just a waste of time, there are times where we seems not to get the answer we truly needs, there are times when we thought things can never be better, there are times when we think dying is the only solution, best option to the problem we are facing or encountering. Hmmm I tell you it is never the solution, listen, there is a truth that no one can change and the truth is that all things that has beginning will surely have an end, no matter how long it is, it will surely end one day, so far.
Author; Sister Abigail Adegoke
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