tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616165442004158457.post7726502597917511962..comments2023-05-11T06:06:40.273-04:00Comments on The Beth Chronicles: God uses us for wonderous reasonsBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09374059444304481999noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616165442004158457.post-23003877789910302022011-02-19T08:30:22.665-05:002011-02-19T08:30:22.665-05:00I love doing that! My favorite is paying for someo...I love doing that! My favorite is paying for someone behind me in the toll booth or buying the car behind us breakfast in the mcdonalds drivethru. It gives us a chance to do good, but leave the result in God's hands. So often in youth ministry we would work tirelessly week to week with these youth and hope for and pray for a difference to be seen in their lives. And most weeks we were dissappointed. Only when we were able to step back from their lives were we able to see the changes. One Wednesday night I had to drag myself out of the house to go to youth group. I hadn't seen any reason that I was needed in a while, so I was very reluctant to go, but I decided to go anyways. That night a boy about 15 or 16 came up to me and asked if I remembered him. I had to admit that he looked familiar but that I had no idea who he was. he told me his name and my mind raked back through my memories. Oh my gosh. The boy I remember was a boyfriend of one of my favorite youth kids. When I met him, he was strongly into Goth clothes. He wore many peircings and chains. Black makeup and jet black hair. But the kid standing before me was clean cut and dressed in nice clothes, had natural hair color and no piercings. He said that one night when he was sitting by himself in the big group that I came over and sat next to him and talked to him .I remembered this, because I was afraid of rejection, but I knew I should do it. (the silent nugging of the Holy Spirit, telling me to)He said that he will never forget that night, because I was so different then him, but I loved him anyways. For who he was, no exceptions. I cared about him, like God cares about us even when we are unloveable. So keep up the good works, because God will use it. Even if we never see the results. But if you are down and needing a lift up God usually comes through by showing you just a little bit of his glory. Great job you guys!The Sequin Singerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141897967482707799noreply@blogger.com