"We have no guarantees of how much time we have here on earth, so we need to make sure that we are making the most of every second, minute, and hour that we have".
This is the main message that we are proposing to our Jr. High program tonight at church. When I received my e-mail with this information it really struck a place in my heart. For the last two days I've been contemplating the discussion that I'm going to have with my small group over this message.
Is it enough to just go through the motions of trying to be a good person and avoiding trouble and conflict? Are we missing the point if we don't get more involved? Are we paving a way for ourselves in heaven if we just step back and go through the motions of being a Christian but don't get face to face with the issues that will ultimately test our faith?
As I get older I have more convictions about my faith than I ever did as a teenager or young adult, but I am still perplexed by my lack of daily involvement with God. I too often let the world get in my way of having that one on one time with my creator. Not only that, but when I have opportunities to put my faith into action or to witness to someone I find myself standing still and watching instead of getting involved. I know that's not what God wants for me. So I'm struggling with myself right now......am I really showing my children and my peers what it means to me to be a Chrisitan? Am I doing enough in this life to make a spot for myself beside my creator in heaven?
I wish I had the answer.
I wish I weren't afraid.
I wish that I knew how much time I have left in this life.
This is my journey.....am I doing enough with it?
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Tonya,
If you're just as honest with the kids as you are in your post, they'll listen. One of the best things I saw as a student going on Wednesdays, and then as a leader, was leaders that were willing to be transparent, that let me see that they were just as confused and messed up as I was, but were working and trying to be better. Being real, instead of worrying about knowing it all, is the best way to teach, and it sounds like you're already there.
Just talk from your heart like you write...and God will take it from there.
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