I have been involved with student ministry for a long time.
I love it. I love the questions that students are working through on spiritual,
emotional, and social levels. I love that middle and high school kids still
enjoy playing and being silly. I love that they have their whole lives ahead of
them and are excited about their future. I love that they are still developing
who they are and who they want to be.
There is a freshness in their approach to life that I love
to experience alongside of them. Since moving to Greensboro I’ve been working
with Young Life a little bit and was able to go to Northwest YL Club for the
first time last week. Everything about it was awesome, but I was particularly
glad that I was there that night because they were doing a “Say So”. This is taken from...
Psalm 107:2 “Let the
redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble”
Basically is was a chance for students to get up in front of
their peers, recognize what God has done in their lives and SAY SO!
Listening students talk about their walk with Jesus is a
beautiful experience that I have been blessed with often. But this club was
even more powerful because of the way they talked about God. They were
not caught up in using big “holy” words or quoting scripture. They did not
reference any famous Christian pastors or best-selling books. They just said what
was on their heart. It was so refreshing for me to hear their raw thoughts and
emotions about what God was doing in their lives. It convicted me to not get so
caught up in articulating myself perfectly or having fully formed thoughts on
what God is doing in my own life. These petty things should not hinder me, but
they do. The Lord has redeemed me, plain and simple, all I need to do is Say
So.
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