I really wanted to put my testimony as the first thing in this blog but that will come at a later time. I really feel like I need to share what God is doing in my life right now. Normally I don't write much but I feel like this will be a good way to centralize my thoughts and make sense of some things.
A major thing that has been going on is God is really winning me back and proving me wrong on a daily basis. For those who don't know I lead Wyldlife at Colerain Middle School. Wyldlife falls under the umbrella of Young Life. Over the past week or so I have found myself doubting and even getting angry at God because of Wyldlife. Wyldlife just recently started up in the Cincinnati area. Last year we were one of two schools that was running club on a consistant basis and we only had about 15 kids showing up. At that time I was completely ok with what was going on even though it was just girls coming and I had no guys to hang out with. Recently other schools in the area have started up Wyldlife have had a huge reception in their areas and have alot of kids showing up. When I found this out I became very aggitated toawrds the Lord. Why had our club not taken off like this? Despite all our hard work and praying we weren't getting nearly that many numbers.
Then last night God showed me that He knows exactly what He is doing. We weren't expecting a huge number of kids last night. Fifteen minutes before club started kids started showing up. Kids we knew at first and then kids we had never seen before. The three guys I had been hanging out with at football games were there which I had expected. Then two guys I had never seen before showed up along with a guy who came around last yeat but hadn't been to anything yet this year. Throughout club God really opened my eyes. Evangelism isn't about numbers. It's not about how many kids I get to come club. It's all about those kids that were there. God opened my eyes and showed me that this is not in my command. He has a plan and He has those kids there for a reason. He has all those kids laughing and goofing around so we can have an oppurtunity to spread His word and share His love with them.
This was not the only big thing that happened last night though. Something equally amazing happened before club that absolutely blew my mind. While Callie, Cathy and I were sitting around talking about club a lady walks in the cafeteria where we have club. She said that she was a teacher and that she just left something in her room. She then asked us what it was that we were doing. We told her that we ran a youth ministry that focuss on middle schoolers and then she said something that blew my mind. Another teacher and her were trying to start up something similiar in the school but didn't know how to do it. We exchanged contact info and she asked if we wanted to pray about it. To say the least we were excited about this new acquaintance God had put in our lives. If this teacher is willing to follow through and work with us then Colerain Wyldlife might finally have our person on the inside of the school that could really help us out.
To say the least God showed Himself and His power last night. He showed me that I have no reason to doubt Him. He is in control and He has a plan for each of us. He also showed me that if I just believe in Him and I am willing to wait and pray patiently He will reveal His plan when its time.
Hebrews 10: 35-36
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
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