There are so many times in a day that nothing seems to go right no matter how hard you try. Tonight, I experienced issues in my classroom at church. The internet wouldn’t work. I couldn’t play the video that I had planned to play for the last two weeks. My agenda only had one passage from Isaiah 43, and I couldn’t play my song due to the internet issue. However, I trusted the Lord to do His work because Jesus and the Father work seven days a week! I, on the other hand, am FALLIABLE, FRAGILE, FRAZZLED, yet I have FAITH to know that God always shows up and shows out!
16Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him. 17But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.” 18Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.…” John 5:16-17
I let the Holy Spirit lead my teaching while we focused on the main passage of Isaiah 43: 1-7 my ultimate goal as the teacher of our Youth Group is for my kids to KNOW Him. It’s taken me 43 years to even reconcile in my head that God sent His Son just for me and would tear down His entire creation just to come after me. I hope that they can understand how special their PERSONAL relationship is before the end of the night and KNOW this spiritual truth now before they officially grow up.
One of my kids introduced me to his sister tonight, and we had four more Youth than we did last week. I know that HE moved. He touched them. He loves them. They are His for Eternity. I pray for REAL Holy Spirit baptized, REAL TALK WALK with the Lord for my babies.
I met Jesus this morning in my truck on the way to school; I felt Him inside it with me. The experience began with my hearing “Forever Amen” for the first time. There was something about the lyrics that presented a RAW longing to experience a relationship with Christ. It shook my everything. I wanted to share it with ALL my friends when I got to work. The joy of the Lord renews my mind, my faith, and my hope each day. I pray that my kids feel Him and rest in Him. God, bring a FIRE for you that burns white hot. Bring it on this earth for these young people. We are ready for you.
The unplanned night was just how God wanted it to be: He wanted us willing and waiting on Him. What a night. Thank you, Lord, for having NOTHING go my way and EVERYTHING go your way.
God bless you all. Praise Yahweh! Bless Yesuah.
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