Important Things?

God has an amazing ability to to show you what is important at the right time. New Horizons just built a foster home and our youth group went out to do some service work. What was amazing about it was how all of our students reacted at the home. I was able to see God really show my students that there were things in life more important then what they might be going through. That's a big deal for my youth because I have a group of students who have been hurt or feel like that they have done to much wrong in life.

For the last month or so we have been praying and asking God what he wanted for our youth group. I am not the youth pastor that is in to the same old games and having a program so I can say that I am doing something. I want to make a real difference in their lives and give them something they will never forget. Through our prayer time what God had revealed to not only me...but our leaders and even some students was the wanted us to do the smallest things to make our ministry something bigger than ourselves. I had one young man that needed help with school supplies and clothes, so I personally helped him out and with out asking he borough a bag of clothes that he grew out of so that he could give back. Even today Tim (the guy in charge of the foster home) told one of my leaders that he has never seen a group willing to serve. Now here me, all we did was tear boxes down and throw them away. God took the small and is starting something bigger than us. The students started thinking about cookouts, spending sundays with them, buying a basketball goal, and just helping clean up.

This is what I find to be important in life....It's not how many students I have or how fancy my program is. It has nothing at all to do with the worship team or my ability to speak or teach. I am finding that the small things is what makes a difference. What if we were to really live the life of Jesus Christ. Serving and taking care of those in need and overlooking our pain and heartache so that kingdom of heaven could come here on earth. My prayer is that our students will continue with this passion. Please pray for them!

Bellow is a video I made of some highlights from the last year in youth group. Please pray for my group! Pray that they would continue to follow God!