So of course on the day when I'm going to sit down and figure this blogging thing out the internet is ridiculously slow. Brad says it's my computer... So instead of trying to figure it out I'll just post something.
Tuesday (yesterday) is Jr. High youth group, and I came away encouraged by a conversation I had with a high school staff member. We start our night joined with the high school, which is nice cuz then we get to see our 8th graders that have moved up to high school. This staff member was noticing how well all the high school girls seem to get along and have "clicked" really well. But, she had noticed that one of the new 9th grade girls seemed to have a bit of a harder time transitioning. Being one of my former students, I immediately felt sad for her. But then I remembered her early days as a jr. higher. Man alive was she different then! She was quiet, reserved, held back, never wanted to be a part of the group... It was like pulling teeth to try to talk to her, much less attempt to minister to her! But by the time she left us this summer, she was loud, boisterous, always contributing, and definitely a key member of our little youth group. I was excited to be able to share this with the staff member, if only to recount the faithfulness of God.
I just thought of this just now, but Brad had just talked about using the past as assurance for the future--based on how God has moved in the past, we can know how He will respond in the future, and in this we can trust Him and have hope. In the same way, I've seen God work in this student's life in dramatic ways--it's literally a night-and-day difference--and because of this, I know that God will continue the work that He started in her (Phil. 1:6), even in the new and scary setting of high school. I mean, seriously, how often do you get to see such obvious and dramatic fruit from jr. highers!? What a blessing!
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