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READ: 1 SAMUEL 3:1-10; 2 KINGS 5:1-5; 1 CORINTHIANS 12:27; GALATIANS 5:13-14\n\n\n\nDo you ever feel too young to do anything important for Jesus? Sometimes, when we hear stories of people traveling overseas as missionaries, or becoming foster parents, or starting a career they sensed God guiding them into\u2026we can be left wondering, What about me? Though we may love Jesus and want to follow Him with our lives, it can feel like all we\u2019re able to do during our teen years is wait and prepare to be an adult.\n\n\n\nBut that\u2019s not how God sees us. Just look at the Bible\u2014there are teenagers and even kids who served God. For example, in 2 Kings 5 we find an Israelite girl who was taken captive by raiders from Aram, and she became a servant to Naaman\u2019s wife. But when Naaman had leprosy, this girl said the prophet Elisha could cure him. Because of her compassion and her courage to speak up, Naaman journeyed to Israel, found Elisha, and was cleansed from the deadly skin disease. Then Naaman became a worshipper of the one true God (verse 15).\n\n\n\nAnd in 1 Samuel 3, we see that Samuel was only a boy when he \u201cserved the LORD by assisting Eli [the priest]\u201d (verse 1). One night while he was sleeping in the Tabernacle, young Samuel heard God call to him! Samuel listened and shared the message God gave him. As he grew up, he continued to be attentive to how God was calling him to serve in his community.\n\n\n\nNo matter how old we are, as Christians, we\u2019re a part of God\u2019s kingdom and family. Since we\u2019ve put our trust in Jesus, we all have the same Holy Spirit. As 1 Peter 4:10 says, \u201cGod has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another.\u201d The Holy Spirit equips us to share Jesus\u2019s love in our words and actions wherever we are. Maybe you could pray for a friend, encourage a church leader, rake a neighbor\u2019s leaves, help a sibling with something they\u2019re struggling with, or look for ways to help members of your community who are experiencing homelessness. All of these loving acts of service can reflect how Jesus first loved us (1 John 4:19)\u2014and none of them have to wait until you\u2019re older. \u2022 A. W. Smith\n\n\n\n\u2022 What are some practical ways you could show Jesus\u2019s love to others by serving them? Consider taking a moment to pray and ask God to help you notice opportunities to serve the people in your community, church, or home\u2026and write down anything that comes to mind.\n\n\n\nAnd the LORD came and called as before, \u201cSamuel! Samuel!\u201d And Samuel replied, \u201cSpeak, your servant is listening.\u201d 1 Samuel 3:10 (NLT)