Wash some feet

Can I tell you how much I love being able to serve in children's ministry. I've felt a call on my life from God for a long time now. I remember the day vividly that I felt it.

I'd been working for some time in the childcare aspect and feeling really burned out. And God said to me that the feeling I had would come and go, but the love I felt for those children to learn about Him was the factor that would lead my life.

I have had my down time from the ministry and I was not happy. I was selfish and anxious and those feelings are below the measure that God has intended for our lives. My life. I had had my first child and wasn't really plugged in tight with a church and all I could think about was when I would get to sleep next. But the Lord brought me through it all with His loving hand of forgiveness and mercy.

I slowly began to put my ore into helping out and then managing aspects and now I'm in. I may not ever be in a pastoral position of salary, but I get to show children who Jesus is everyday. I say, everyday, because I have my own children. I homeschool and our curriculum exposes God in all aspects of life. Then I have my church affiliation and I get to serve in ways that I only ever prayed about. I love working with children.

They're so forgiving. If you mess up your wording or goof off a bit they still love you and don't over analyze whether or not you meant something else. They are closer to God than we could ever see. Jesus was in children's ministry too. He had them sit on His lap and told them stories and loved on them and never had to give a further explanation.

It breaks my heart to see churches that don't give much value to their children's ministry. Who's gonna be there in their future? Who is the churches future? Who's the future of our country? It's them, the children, who some people consider the not so glamorous service. Changing pants and wiping beautiful faces and doing those puppet skits and all is what Jesus was all about. He didn't necessarily do those things, but it's about "washing feet".

Feet, in biblical days were gross, to say the least. Blistered and dirty and smelly (well they, I'm sure, stepped in some dung). But Jesus washed the disciples' feet and told Peter if He didn't wash his feet that he couldn't have any part of His ministry and Peter said wash my whole body. Well, Peter was as some would call a zealot. But he was passionate about what Jesus wanted him to do. He went to his death for Jesus.

All I'm saying is children's ministry is the top of the totem pole. I could never find a more rewarding service than to serve children who are so quick to give a hug and are soo excited when they see you out in the marketplace. I get, "There's my worship teacher" often. It melts my heart every time. My children are seeing a great service that I believe they will carry on as they grow up.