WAR ROOM
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WAR ROOM
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![]() My social media profile kicked up a memory the other day, from four years ago. Perhaps one of the roughest December's we've ever had. Truly, life changing. For my wife. For our family. For those closest to us. As I reflected yesterday on the words I had written hours before going to work, I couldn't help but fast forward the concerns and challenges we face, in light of young people and kids. We want what's best for them, even though we know and understand "life" will happen to them and they will miss the mark as they progress through this life. While talking with my friend yesterday morning, I recognized his wisdom, as he acknowledged he could offer advice... truth in a spirit of love, but understand where I was mentally and that his words wouldn't... well, help. It wasn't that they weren't valuable. It was that we all reach places in life where all the advice, counsel and support does little until a resolution is made. Difficult enough as an adult. Is it easier or harder for a child? Add to this, the factor of impressionism. Parents and family are one thing. Speaking into young people outside of that relationship can be challenging. For pastors... it's almost hard to fathom. To watch kids endure difficulty, challenges, stress... tragedy. Help? Yes. Speak life? Certainly. The love of Christ? Absolutely But to know what to say that will move them forward in life and closer to God, rather than set them back and prompt withdrawal... talk about the need to choose our words carefully. Typing this has me reflecting on conversations with my own kids. Probably a good point at which to pray! This, #youthPastorWednesday, pray God grant wisdom and direct the conversations between pastors and young people. May they lead and encourage the power of living a life of faith in Christ. Pray God would grant supernatural insight and bring revelation; in the handing and navigating of circumstances and personalities, emotions and mental states... that the Holy Spirit would indeed help pastors be ministers of the love, compassion and grace of Christ. While the holiday season brings extra stress and issues of many kinds for people of all ages; tomorrow is not promised to any of us. Life as we know it can change in a fraction of a eye-blink. May God ungird pastors, preparing to deal with the unknowns of life, for both their own and those they reach. For the glory of God. For the cause of Jesus Christ. We were created for fellowship with God. May many come to restoration; Despite life's attempts to distract, detour, derail and destroy. - PNC
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AuthorJust a man, attempting to fulfill God's plan. Husband, Dad, Dreamer. Blogger. Archives
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