"I'm not an expert, so I have no right to speak up or contribute my ideas."
How it sounds in your head: Who am I to say anything when there are people who've been doing this longer? My ideas probably sound stupid to anyone who actually knows what they're doing. I should just stay quiet until I'm more qualified.
"Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity."
-- 1 Timothy 4:12Religious hierarchy spirit that silences the young and elevates tenure over anointing.
Adult world constantly reminds her she's 'just a kid' and dismisses her perspective. Culture worships credentials over calling, making her feel illegitimate without a resume.
Jeremiah said 'I cannot speak, for I am a YOUTH.' God's response: 'Do not say I am a youth. I am with you, and I have put My words in your mouth.' God rejected the age excuse and released him as a prophet to NATIONS immediately.
I REFUSE the lie that I must wait for credentials to speak. IT IS WRITTEN let no one despise my youth—God doesn't. Like Jeremiah was called young and released to nations immediately, I carry words worth hearing NOW. IT IS WRITTEN out of the mouth of babes God perfects praise—my age is not a disqualification, it's a demonstration of His power through the unlikely. The BARAK doesn't wait for degrees. I am blessed and a blessing TODAY.
The Father doesn't silence you until you collect enough experience points—He puts words in your mouth and sends you to speak NOW. Like Jeremiah was ordained before birth and released young, your voice carries weight because GOD backs it, not because you've logged enough years.