"For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father..."
-2 Chronicles 34:3
King Josiah had some pretty awesome faith. He started reigning when he was 8, and by the time he was 16, he was committed to following the Lord. Considering how evil his father was, that's pretty impressive. What I think is the best about this verse is that it emphasizes his youth. I'm not that young, but I often get frustrated with my age. I want (desperately at times) to be older. I feel people won't take me seriously until then. I'm a pretty mature person when I want to be, but because I'm still in my early 20s, people just don't take me seriously. I feel like, if I were 30 instead, but still acted the same, I would be treated like I know stuff. King Josiah was yet a boy, and he did some radical things. People followed him (1) because he was the king and (2) because God was with him. I think that's where the message lies. If God is with me, he will use me in spite of my youth (even because of my youth). I've come to terms with it more now, especially since I'm in the "adult" world (i.e. I have a "real" job). Even in my youth, I have something to offer people. I know what I know. I can do what I can do. I have confidence in myself. Eventually my age will catch up to me, but until that day, I'll trust the Lord has a plan (because he does) and my age will not affect it at all (because it won't).
So no, I am not too young...
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