I went to World Changers last week in Buffalo. It was my first World Changers, and I have to say that it was amazing. I came home tired and smelling like old feet, but more importantly I came home changed.
While I was there I was challenged. To watch so many young people eager to praise God and hear from His Word, and then wonder why we don't have this all the time at home. Some people could say that it's that "mountain top" environment you get on a mission trip, or that the other kids were just more spiritual. Well I think that's a bunch of crap.
I think the problem is that we sell our youth short. We think that because they may be spiritually immature we've got to just play games with them and tell them a cute and cozy little Bible story. But perhaps they're spiritually immature because we just play games with them and tell them a cute and cozy little Bible story.
Instead we should be challenging them to truly follow Jesus Christ. We should not only be praying for them, but with them. We should teach them what it truly means to pray and how to be followers of Christ, and how to serve others.
It would be the easiest thing in the world to get 100+ youth to show up for a Wednesday night service; basketball, video games, movies, food. That can get you a huge group in no time. But what are you doing with them? Have their lives been impacted for Christ?
To really do what God is calling us to do will take time, we will lose some along the way, but if we follow God will bless with youth who are on fire for Him. Youth who will spread that fire to all of their friends. 10 youth can spread the fire to hundreds of friends. But first we've got to let God ignite the spark.
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