Conviction

Today I spent some time thinking about a feeling I've had for a while. As Francis Chan was talking about who he'd like to be the youth leader for his daughter he mentioned that really the only skill he wants them to have is that they pray for her all the time. As I thought about that I was reminded about a girl in the youth group who drives me nuts. I've spent some time with her and I've had a conversations with a few leaders where I've just shared my thoughts on her future as bleak. But, what I haven't done is hit the carpet praying for her daily. I haven't believed that God could grab her and that her life could be changed. Before I prayed at all I sort of wrote her off as another youth ministry statistic.

So I was convicted to be a youth worker who prays for kids. Why did I fall away from remembering that?

Comments

[daniel so]

Thanks for your honest sharing. I found your site via Marko's, and I am also there this weekend at NYWC. It's amazing how the busyness and urgency of everything in ministry pushes us away from what we know is best -- and Francis did an incredible job of pulling us back toward the center.

Your words reminded me of a couple of students I have who I just cannot connect with and who I have trouble understanding. More prayer... much more prayer!