Inspired

As many of you know, I have been around ministry and in particular Student Ministry for a "few years. I have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of seeing first hand students either accept or reject Jesus. I have been saddened, crushed, broken, bewildered, out of breath, confused, stressed, stretched myself way too thin on way too many occasions, thrown under the bus, ran over, talked about and just about slapped on a few occasions.

But then there are times when I am refreshed, confident, humbled, encouraged, complimented, thanked, prayed for and finally Inspired when a student gets it. I mean REALLY GETS IT and gets it BIG TIME.

Recently at a homeless outreach God spoke to a student in a very BIG way thru a very unlikely homeless person. You see many times we follow the Kaleo (Call) of God to go. Go and give the Good News to the less fortunate, the down trodden, the unlucky, the outcasts of today's society that few even like to be around. To tell others of God's Great Love for us, all of us. Not just to "church people". You see most "Church People" just DON'T GET IT. They go to church on Sunday after Sunday and walk in and walk out UNCHANGED. Never hearing inspiring words from the Pastor or much less from The Father through His Holy Spirit. I have been down that path, so I KNOW. But when I hear or see or READ in this case of a student who was spoken to by a homeless person and this homeless man simply spoke God's Word to her. Just the Opposite of why they came in the first place and it STUCK. Let's just say I am EXCITED. I can see why when just ONE SHEEP is FOUND, Heaven rejoices. But when I see it take place before my very eyes and I see a movement of God thru an unlikely candidate and this person easily recognises they have been slightly off the path and immediately correct it, I AM EXSTATIC. OK OK TC, I see you are excited but over something like this, ABSOLUTELY.

Sometimes I have seen days and weeks and months go by without seeing anyone GET IT. Hours of preperation and Bible study to reach just one student and then I just show up and am just standing there and out of the blue, BAM, God speaks and this one student GETS IT. U BET ur sweet bippy I am excited. I can read in the words they wrote and can just imagine their face is a glow and is lite up with God's Glow.

All I could think is God why them and why thru a homeless guy?

Then I get a quick reply back and am told because, If I did it any other way, You probaly would have not recognised it either. That's why I am God, Tim and you are Not. My timing is perfect. Learn and Rejoice and Stand Firm for your students. I belive in you.

So today, I stand humbled by God's Grace and that he loves people. All people and if God can speak thru a mule, He can surely speak thru one of his children.



till next time.

peace

tc