Age Doesn't Matter

The Lord does not look at the things a man looks at. Man looks at outward appearance; the Lord looks at the heart.
Samuel 16:7
I have just looked at Samuel 16 and it seems to me that God has some pretty big plans for David. I’m guessing he was about 16 or so…. That’s a pretty young age. He ends up playing the harp for the king…. You would probably be really nervous if you had to do anything for Barrack Obama. If you read ahead into Samuel 17 we find that David’s older brothers, Eliab, Abinadab and Shammah go off to fight the Philistines. Well, they go and find this dude that is massive; we’re talking 9’3”, that’s humongous. So they chicken out. Well Jesse, David’s dad, sends David to the camp his older brothers are staying at to give them food. For 40 days David does that until one day he over hears a group of soldiers saying, “Have you seen this man that is coming to fight…. Surely he will beat us! But the king will give great wealth and his daughter's hand in marriage to the man who slaughters the giant.” David replied, “Who is this man that he should taunt the living God Almighty?” Eliab, being the big brother and all had to say, “What are you doing here? Who is watching the sheep?” Try and think about what David was thinking at the moment. Do you ever have an older brother or sister that thinks they're the boss? And they’re always right? Well David was probably thinking…. Who died and made you in charge because last time I checked you weren’t God!!! But David replied, “What have I done? Was it not just a question?”And then he turned around and did it again!!!
What can we learn from David? You’re probably thinking what does this have to do with me? Think real hard. Look back at Samuel 16:7. What do you think that means? It means all of us, every age, race and religion have a purpose in life. Just because your picked on, or judged doesn’t mean God has forgot you or doesn’t care. Does it not say in the Bible that we as Christians will have more trouble…? Satan wants you to feel like God has left you. He hasn’t, He loves you and has a plan for you. It could be that he wants you to be a preacher, or take care of younger kids that need a Christian role model or be a role model for you siblings. You could work in a soup kitchen for the homeless. I don’t know what He has in store for you; all I know is that you were made for a specific reason.
Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise. Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. What a man desires is unfailing love, better to be poor than a liar
Proverbs 19:20-22