New Day

Day 4 and I am feeling better. It is 7:40 A.M and the day has just begun. I am not grumpy and now wonder what is on the agenda for the day. So much to pray about. The biggest thing on my heart right now is remaining steadfast. It seems like there are so many things to distract me these days. Yesterday I sent out a prayer letter. I was so encouraged by the fact that so many will lift up Young Life in prayer. So many kids, so many leaders and so many kids left untouched. Then there are the kids that are moving smoothly down the right path and the unexpectedly take this detour that changes their hearts and lives. Those are the kids that used to come up and embrace you and now duck when they see you coming. Sin is such a cunning thing. It starts out subtle and then begins to overcome the soul like cancer. It doesn't just happen with kids, adults are not immune. But the commitment is we love them even in their darkest moments and intercede on their behalf. We remain steadfast and pursue them even when they ditch us. I was praying early this morning. I was praying about a certain kid. He reminded me that He is at work and I need to let it go so He can take the reins. As much as my heart may break, I have very little control. I have to depend on Him. On the flip side, when I am out of God's will, I take comfort that God has positioned people to pray for me. Last night after asking for prayer for Young Life- I felt them. I felt like God is before us moving and placing things as they should be. I had read a book about a man-John Hyde. He was a frail man who went to India. His biggest job was to intercede. He cried out to God day and night for "More souls". When he left India, souls by the thousands had come to know Jesus Christ. It was not so much about what he did in the public but in his prayer closet.