Fountain of Youth

So last night I drove out to Warsaw, IN, to speak at an FCA banquet. The dinner was wonderful, and the people I met were fantastic. I spent a good deal of time speaking with a young man named Josh.

Josh is one of ten leaders of a student-led FCA huddle at Tippecanoe Valley High School. His power and authority in speaking the name of Christ was empowering, for he's only a Junior in HS. Talking to him instantly brought my mind to the book of 1 Timothy. In chapter 4 and verse 12 it reads, "Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe."

In the world's eye, Josh and his peers are too young to make a difference. They haven't experienced enough in life to know how the world really works. Working with the Grace Church Youth Ministry, I even find myself doubting the perspective of the teens whom I serve. But God has a plan for Josh, I can assure you of that. God is using Josh not only to reach teens for the Lord through his FCA role, but to encourage and spur on the thinking of believers like myself, who are supposed to be the leaders of Josh and his generation.

I got straight pumped up while I was speaking with Josh, because I realized the power and awesomeness of God through every one of His children, and I realized that I always need to be wide-eyed and wide-hearted, ready to learn what God has for me, even through the lives of Josh and his peers.

Seeing the example...being the example...

Bobby