Today was spent with several of my Christian friends overseeing approximately 25 of the youth from our congragation at a youth rally in Conway, AR. There is something about these events that you can't understand until you have been to one.
These events bring together groups of young people seeking Christ, and their adult chaperones to a place where they are safe and unified. This unity is a key component of these events, as many, especially from smaller churches or towns, often feel like they are on an island as Christian youngsters. The encouragement that can be garnered by this can help them grow in faith, as we all should.
The messages, classes, and singing that occur top off the events with a positive vibe and call to action. I, for one, am thankful these events exist and even more so that there are teens out there who "give up" there weekends to attend and grow.
Our keynote speaker this weekend is a self-proclaimed ex-heathen originally from the Nova Scotia province in Canada. His journey to Christ, and ultimately to the ministry provided rich material from which to draw and provoke thought in both young and older alike. His story could very well be the story of someone in our communities who is touched by a simple act that may seem insignificant to us at the time it is performed.
There are so many potential applications to this message; accountability, unity, teamwork, persistence, patience, viewpoint, perspective and the list goes on and on. These lessons are also transferable to academics, business, fitness, and family. It is amazing how God puts this all together for us.
Today I challenge you to look at these lessons and see how you might apply them to situations in your life. If you will seek to incorporate them I suspect you will Do Well!
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