The Journey

It is the second week into our congregations youth month, services are conducted by the youth. It is my first youth month as President of the Khayelitsha Uniting Presbytery Church Youth Association Leading the youth month. I sat frustrated as little to no youth walked through the church doors these past two Sunday's. I sat and wondered is this the reason they had elected me to show me that as much as I was able to do a "good" job at the National structure I would never be able to change them because I am not part of the click, the in circle.

I cried, when I got home after both Sunday, as frustration boiled in my head. I sat in my room and wondered what had I done wrong.

lets go back. This year my executive and I sat and we envisioned our Theme for the month was from Psalms 456;10 Be still and know that I am God.... The message that we as the executive want to relay this year unlike every other year where we brought our problems to God and we asked him for assistance. This year we wanted to show our problems how big our God is and we wanted to Thank Him for all the trials and tribulations. Cause year in and year out all that it seemed that we as the Youth and all the other associations were doing is complaining about our baggage and not actually thanking the most high for the baggage...

We forget, just as I had both these Sundays mentioned, that God allows everything to happen for a reason. Circumstances will either direct you, correct or perfect you.

In this situation I chose to let God lead as HIS child I am dependent on Him for everything. I choose to stop crying and  focus on the task that God had given me and that  is to lead these young people. It seems very difficult now as I have so many characters to work with  not only within my executive but within this very youth. I have introspect and the answer HE has given me it why should I complain. HE himself led so many characters. Judas, Peter... Some of which stabbed HIM in the back but HE still found the will to say father forgive them for they know not what they do.

I sit now and say Father forgive me my trespassers as I forgive those that trespass against me. Yes they left me to lead myself but I have forgiven.

I end this passage with a verse from Chronicles II 20;12 " We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you."

The enemy may be coming from every direction but keep your focus on the Lord and your path shall be easy. Press on young person just as I am pressing on.

Seek the most high

Solutions sometimes may appear as easy as 1+1. When you place all your fear and doubt to HIM this is always the case... But we find that so many a time we run behind solutions and we exhaust all possibilities of every finding the right path to where we are going because we believe our lives are in our hands. In actual fact our lives here on earth are a huge rehearsal for what will be for eternity.

The other night I made a new friend who asked me a lot of personal questions that I felt very uneasy answering but I did. This man gave me insight to things that I had neglected to encompass in my daily existence. I found myself with a whole lot of solutions and very few problems as this dear person reminded me that all I needed do was wait on my knees as God is not to far to here me pray as He alone held the key to unlock all my solutions. And he was right.

I laughed looked at my bible as the page had been turned to Psalms 23... I read these 6 verses and to my amazement I realized how much truth these verses had in them and how comforting they were to any person no matter what situation.

Psalms 23 NIV

The Lord is my shepherd I lack nothing... That very first verse offers you all that you will ever need.. All you need do is follow the Shepherds command and all your problems will turn into a whole lot of solutions.

Wait on your knees, close your physical ears and open your spiritual ones.Our Father is right there smiling and waiting to exchange all difficulties and hand you solutions...