All is not lost

I know that it's not technically February... but I admit it, I started praying yesterday. Ya know, it was like God was sitting on my shoulder saying, "Talk to me, talk to me, talk to me..."... so I did.

God led me to an amazing experience this morning. There is a young man who was injured at a high school basketball game last Friday. There was a brawl and he was injured to the point of needing surgery to repair the damage done to his face. This morning I read an article that had his name in it. And because I am... who I am, I found his facebook page.

I read where friends of his were angry and making (probably idle) threats against the people that did this to him. He was calming them down by telling them that it's not up to them to take care of it, that it's already being dealt with. This man had SUCH A POSITIVE attitude and yet, he has a broken nose, stitches and was getting ready to have surgery. Under the "info" section of his page I learned that he wants to be a Youth Pastor. Reading through his page it was apparent that God is very active in this young man's life. I was so moved that I HAD to private message this young man to tell him that although I don't know him, I'm so proud of his positive attitude and that God was really shining through him. And on this day, when he was having surgery, I received a reply. The reply said, "Thanks, that means a lot to me. I'm glad that I can be an example of God's glory while I'm here."

So, while yesterday I was filled with fear and anger at what I was seeing in our youth... today God sat on my shoulder and said, "ALL IS NOT LOST". Today I have hope and hope is an amazing gift.

Please continue to pray for our teens and let me know what you see as God works around you.