I have just finished having a conversation with one of my friends on MSN, and my heart is really broken for her. Here is a girl, who has all the potential in the world, and the ability to do great things, and yet she is depressed, aimless and looking for more in life.
Pain, suffering, and the feeling of emptiness, is not something that is only found in 3rd world countries, or found only with poor people, but these are issues that effect everyone. In a fallen world such as ours, what hope is there for people who are lost, who are hurt, who are broken, who have had lives that nightmares are made of.
There is only one hope. Jesus says "The thief does not come except to steal and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" The thief here is refering to satan. It is satan's plan for us to feel misreable, to feel lost, to feel as if life is not worth living, however Jesus wants us to live fullfilling lives, ones that achieve our full potential! God has a perfect plan for us! Amen.
You know, the great thing about this verse... Jesus doesn't say that we will only have a 'mediocur life' but says that we will have life, and MORE abundantly!!! Praise the lord!
So back to my friend... you know... for me, it's scary to think that i could be still be in her position. God really blessed me, and came into my life. Most of the time, i feel i don't have the right words, and i feel inadequet to explain to her, how much God, the creator of everything loves her, and that she matters, and her life matters, that her life is not just about her job or about the mundane things, but that God has a plan for her, that will bring her more joy than anything else on this planet. That is the heart of God, for all. He wants everyone to come and to know Him.
I really encourage you, to pray for those who are hurting, pray for them to have an encounter with God. We can't save them with our own 'wisdom', we can only provide a bandaid, but God, can heal them, and change their lives for ETERNITY. Amen.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
It begins!!!
Praise the lord, Ben has finally got himself organized enough to start a website for IMPACT YOUTH!!!
Praise the lord for the kids that have decided to make an effort to come and meet with God even though they could be at home sleeping!
Special thanks goes to Damien, Jerome and Zach, who came extra early to really put in sometime to pray for the other students, and allowing themselves to be used by God to interceed for those who may or may not be able to come before God themselves.
Okay so what's this website all about!
1) a way for parents to make sure we're not doing anything too crazy!
2) To allow youths to get the message notes if they miss the message!
3) Allow ben to rant a little about God and what is really blessing the youth, and what are our plans in the short term future!
As for today, we had 10 ppl in Youth! Plus another 3 boy and girls who were being blessed in main service!
We are going through a short series on "The men we ought to be, and the men we want to find" which will probable be a 3 service long series (6 weeks, as youth is at the moment every fortnight) Looking at the verses Titus 2:1-8 especially verses 6-8.
I will get around to posting the notes for the lesson later this week! Plus photo's from YOUTH!
If your an adult or youth, please drop a comment to let me know your visiting!
God bless all!
Ben¬
Praise the lord for the kids that have decided to make an effort to come and meet with God even though they could be at home sleeping!
Special thanks goes to Damien, Jerome and Zach, who came extra early to really put in sometime to pray for the other students, and allowing themselves to be used by God to interceed for those who may or may not be able to come before God themselves.
Okay so what's this website all about!
1) a way for parents to make sure we're not doing anything too crazy!
2) To allow youths to get the message notes if they miss the message!
3) Allow ben to rant a little about God and what is really blessing the youth, and what are our plans in the short term future!
As for today, we had 10 ppl in Youth! Plus another 3 boy and girls who were being blessed in main service!
We are going through a short series on "The men we ought to be, and the men we want to find" which will probable be a 3 service long series (6 weeks, as youth is at the moment every fortnight) Looking at the verses Titus 2:1-8 especially verses 6-8.
I will get around to posting the notes for the lesson later this week! Plus photo's from YOUTH!
If your an adult or youth, please drop a comment to let me know your visiting!
God bless all!
Ben¬
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