Growin' up in the Lord

This past weekend was another youth weekend. We have had quite a few yout activities in the last couple months, but it is exciting to see how God is using these times. More and more of our young people are not only coming to the weekends, they are also bringing their friends.

- looking for answers -

And it’s exciting to see these young people searching – in God’s word, in their relationships, in the church and testing – the things they are learning, the things they are told, even our patience at times.

- looking at coffee 'thick' -

Listen Up! has a song which talks about the frustrations of children and repeats the refrain:
Look at the sons we got.
Sometimes they drive us crazy but we sure love them a lot.
Look at the sons we got.
You and I’ve been blessed a lot.

At the end of the song we talk about the disciples and our lives and end with the refrain:
Look at the Son of God.
Sometimes we drive Him crazy, but He still loves us a lot.
Look at the Son of God.
Yeah, you and I’ve been blessed a lot.

- travelin' fun -

During this weekend we looked at how we worship God. We need to use a filter in what we do and remember where the focus should be. We had a great time playing, learning, traveling and doing.

- looking for the 'why' of worship-

One of the activities was picking up the trash in a local park. Not the most thankful of jobs, especially when the kids there are laughing at you and making more trash. But we had just talked about who we were doing it for (because God would be happy, noyt necessarily people). We are so glad that God has been able to use us in some ways with these young people and look forward to how he continues to change us and challenge us each day.