Youth Ministry?

I've decided to change this just from a alpha blog into an actual blog.

Today I was just reflecting on what the Lord is calling me to do and I put together some obvious clues in to the idea of youth ministy. I'll be honest and say that I don't really know what the job entitles but I know something.

I've realized that my my outgoing personality is something to be used. In no way conceited, I can say that I have an odd talent of people getting a long really well with people. It seems my personality will be used to be an example and to encourage others around me.

The only hesitation I had was that I'm ready theologically. Honestly I am learning so much right now, and forming opinions about arguments that I had never heard of previously. I still don't know very much, but I am so passionate about learning more, I'm even thinking of double majoring (communications and theology)? I don't really know.

All I know is that there are pretty big steps that I'm going to be taking these next few years, I'm going to be challenged spiritually and mentally.

"In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." Proverbs 16:9

I'm ready to take on what God will lead me through. I'm confident He will provide people along the way. I just need prayer that I am patient in finding them. I'm waiting and praying for an accountability partner and a mentor.

Thank you Lord for the people so far and the people back home. You have guided my thoughts into praying and caring for others .

Psalm 25

"1 To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

2 in you I trust, O my God.
Do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.

3 No one whose hope is in you
will ever be put to shame,
but they will be put to shame
who are treacherous without excuse.

4 Show me your ways, O LORD,
teach me your paths;

5 guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.

6 Remember, O LORD, your great mercy and love,
for they are from of old.

7 Remember not the sins of my youth
and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
for you are good, O LORD.

8 Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

9 He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.

10 All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful
for those who keep the demands of his covenant.

11 For the sake of your name, O LORD,
forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

12 Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD ?
He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.

13 He will spend his days in prosperity,
and his descendants will inherit the land.

14 The LORD confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them.

15 My eyes are ever on the LORD,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.

16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart have multiplied;
free me from my anguish.

18 Look upon my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.

19 See how my enemies have increased
and how fiercely they hate me!

20 Guard my life and rescue me;
let me not be put to shame,
for I take refuge in you.

21 May integrity and uprightness protect me,
because my hope is in you.

22 Redeem Israel, O God,
from all their troubles!"



This is my prayer at this time.

Captain Planet

Global vision is an awesome point of view. I wish I had that idea during highschool when church had its annual missions trip. Only last summer did I go on a missions trip and it was awesome. I felt the speaker putting on the pressure to do a missions trip, and I was thinking of all the possibilities and realized that I'm not really being called to on a grand scale missions trip (atleast through APU). So far I have plans to go on the spring break Mexico trip then I go with Mens Chorale to Hawaii which will be awesome to see a different side of Hawaii then the usual tourist side.

I need to pray with confidence.