CASE #1: Showing kids that following Jesus is an adventure that brings abundant life is sweet, and it is more than just my job -- it's my calling. It's one that comes with an extra dose of learning what it means to be free of all the lies the world tells you, reminders of what childlike faith really is, and a healthy dose of humble pie when some one asks if this is just a stepping stone for you. I cried the first time at the end of service today, just thanking God for that clear calling. Right now it plays out in the midst of my family, my neighborhood, my friends' houses, my job, and sometimes the local grocery store.
CASE #2: A few of my very favorite people left my team to follow where God is calling them next, which just happens to be building into jr high and sr high boys. I unexpectedly teared up when I tried to tell them how much it has meant to me to serve next to them for the past five years. I wanted to say that they fulfill Hebrews 13:17 in the most beautiful way.
Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.
I don't think I have ever before had two people receive correction, ask for challenge, and soak up encouragement with the grace that these two men have done in their own unique ways. They have honest and sincere hearts; they honor their families. They are totally different from one another, yet totally alike in a hunger to know Jesus. I'm going to miss seeing the two of them on a regular basis, but can't wait to hear the fantasticness that comes from their faithfulness applied to the lives of those boys.
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