why we do what we do...

In life I feel like it's so easy to get caught up in the motions of everything that we do. Even in ministry- I find this happening. For me, its easy to get caught up in the checklist of it. I work at the school that I am a YoungLife leader at, so interaction with students is an everyday thing. I take it for granted to sit around and hear about their lives.

In all this though, God seems to have a way of knocking me to the floor with the opportunities to really seek Him in my everyday life at FPD. That happened to me today. I've been talking to some girls about a bunch of stuff that's been going on in their lives- which all kind of came to a major crazy point this weekend. In this whole situation I've just been kind of baffled by all of it- I feel like my brain is on information overload of the shenanigans. Its reminded me so much why I have to just take it to the Lord- and do everything I can to direct the students I have these relationships with to Him.

And then, today, sitting and having a one on one conversation with one of the students- I was brought even more down with the knowledge of the pain and hearbreaking things she has experienced. I didn't really have good words in response...and I still don't...I've just kind of sat here heartbroken for her....and that brought me back to the point of why we do what we do. I can't change her past- but I can love her and pray for her and show her the love that can really change her life in Jesus.

I know this post is a little heavier than most of mine...its just really thoughts that are laying hard on my heart tonight...