When I was in high school, our youth group went through
youth pastors at a rate of more than one per year – I forgot the total
count. The result was a group of
kids who felt abandoned; we figured we were the reason the leaders kept leaving
(turns out, that wasn’t entirely the case, but we didn’t know). You could say we had a complex about
the whole thing…
And then, along came our choir director, Naomi. Many of us were in her choirs in our
elementary years, so we already knew and loved her. Her own story was pretty amazing – in her lifetime, she had
overcome tremendous circumstances and events, and was (and still is) a dynamic,
confident, gracious woman, a force to be reckoned with.
The verse she picked for our choir was 1 Peter 2:9:
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a
holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him
who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
In the months and years we spent together, she convinced us
that we really were worth something; we were special, and God had a plan for
each of us. God used her to plant
seeds in our lives that have spread around the world, as each of us has grown
up and gone our ways.
Those years were a turning point for me, and many of my friends
as well.
God’s word changes lives. Be encouraged, if you’re a parent – those seeds you’re
planting will bear fruit. I needed
reminding of this today, and I’m encouraged.
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