Reach

I have a fellow Student Minster who is like a mentor to many folks. His name is Al. Al, who lives in Alabama, has been in student/children’s minister for quite a long time, like 32 years. He sent this to me. I presume it was sent to him by one of his students. So I am sharing the thoughts and adding some of my own and inner-twinning them into then some deeper thoughts with you. After you think about it, it’s an eye opener. I have some closing thoughts just below the article. Let me hear from you.
tc

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Are We Really Spoiled?

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth; before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight in them.”
Ecclesiastes 12:1

Our youth minister was talking to us about how we as teens could help change the world. He even showed us a picture and videos of third world countries of little children starving with no hope of food. I looked around the room and I saw sad faces. I saw faces of concerned teens who wanted to do something to make a difference. We even got in small groups and discussed what we could do to help others. One of our junior high girls began to shed a few tears as she held a picture of a helpless child. As a senior I wanted to see how this all panned out. Unfortunately, it was just as I thought, by the next Wednesday night youth group meeting we were all back to normal and only thinking about ourselves. We were talking about I-pods and the latest video games. Oh, well, life goes on. I’m sure the government will do something to help with our tax dollars; at least that’s what the adults say.

How do you feel about the children of third world countries?

What will you do to help just one of the third world children?

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Matthew 6:25-34
Matthew 19:16-26

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TC’s thoughts.
Now that you have read the short article, what are we doing to just help others?
Let me rephrase it. Not we. What are YOU doing to help others.
Woooooo, wait a minute. Remember the young guys & girls we just had for vacation bible school? What are we doing for them?

We don’t have to go to Africa to help people. Many are un-churched and some live at near poverty levels and they live right across the street. Well, I haven’t forgotten them. I think about and pray for them often. Maybe one day soon I can see them accepting Christ as savior. But, they will never GET IT unless we can show them compassion and get to know them.
It all starts by building relationships with others OUTSIDE our close knit group of friends.
Yes I am talking about our own little "clicks". Hey, having close friends are always needed, BUT
going outside of our comfort zone can be kinda freaky. But it's what we are made to do. REACH OUT to others.

Look at the example of Christ. He went to the extreme to set the example for us.
Can’t we even go across the street for him?