Termite Problems

Termites cause more damage in America than the big, dramatic events do. - Steven Mansfield

Yes, I know what you're thinking. Seriously? A third run regarding Ramsey and Mansfield? But consider the power of that thought as it applies to life, rather than housing.

The big, dramatic events in our lives do possess great power and impact, sometimes more than they should because of the power we give them. Other times, because they truly are live-changing events.

But as we pray over youth pastors in light of today's youth, how much more should we worried about the termites.

The little things have a way of sneaking in and getting under our skin and into our spirits and if not dealt with properly and early, we find ourselves dealing with things in adulthood that could have been resolved in childhood.

Except at the point, rather than being resolved on the home-front, we find ourselves having to battle them while we navigate a career or a relationship or a ministry. It's not that the problem can't be taken care of that stage in the game... it's just a more serious stage. A larger infestation means more time, energy and money invested in its' removal. It's worth doing, yes. But the value is in the prevention and early detection.

It's for the health of our lives, our kids and our ministries.

Let's pray, this #youthPastorWednesday, that God would help us identify the termites in our own lives, in the lives of our youth and in our ministries. Pray they would not move beyond the point of infestation that would cause distraction, derailment and destruction. Pray for wisdom, to know how to handle problems and issues as they arise, to deal with them in a spirit of love and truth and to call out that which does not belong. May there be a sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, not only in the lives of youth pastors for their benefit, but also to instill that discipline in the lives of the youth they minister to; so that when they reach adulthood, the dramatic events of life will be the things that are beyond their control, rather than those things which are not only within their control, but preventable as well.

For God's work in our lives,
Is a refining fire.
Uncomfortable as though it is,
Better when less is required.
More of His Spirit...
Less of the termites.

- PNC