to everyone. Especially me.Recently, I spoke at an event. Almost right away, I got a pretty good idea that a large number of the kids were pretty hard toward almost anything spiritual. One group of seven guys who hung together clearly communicated they were not the least bit interested in what was going on. Right then, I fired off an email to Kathy Gerber to get people praying more intensely and specifically for the weekend. This weekend was going to be a little like pushing a string.
Interestingly, though these guys would not even pretend to engage during worship, while I spoke, I would occasionally “catch” them paying attention. Saturday evening, I gave students an opportunity to surrender their lives to Jesus and not a single person indicated they had done so. I also invited students who had questions, or needed time to talk with God, to stay behind after the session. Some of the “church” kids stayed to talk and pray, which was pretty cool. The group of seven? Took off like they’d been shot out of a cannon as soon as they were dismissed. Like they hadn’t heard a single word.
Sunday morning after I spoke and communion was finished, one of the group of seven asked if we could talk. As the room emptied, he told me he had been thinking about the message from the previous night. He wanted to follow Jesus but he was afraid of what it might cost him. After we talked for about 45 minutes he announced, “I’m ready to follow Jesus.” We prayed and shared his first communion.
Thank you for the part you play in allowing me to travel and be a part of what God is doing in students’ lives. At times it may not look like much is happening, but remember: “Don’t Judge Too Quickly!” God is changing student’s lives; sometimes those we think might be the most unlikely!
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