Hearing God's Voice at the Fork in the Road
As a youth minister, typically youth seek me out the most when they need help making a big decision such as... Should I date him/her? Should I come out and admit I am gay? Should I live with my mom or dad? Should I break up with him/her? What college should I go to? Should I get baptized? Should I be friends with so and so still? Sometimes I question why it is that it takes a crisis to get youth to reach out to me. Yet, I realized I love them so much I am just delighted whenever they want to talk to me! I think this is how God feels when I constantly go to Him in need. I used to feel guilty when I mostly talked to God only when I had a crisis. Now, I believe God is so thrilled when I admit I need Him, that as a parent He waits for me with open arms. My initial response to students is the desire to fix their pain and give them the right answer even if I don't know what that is. I have learned the best thing to is to LISTEN first, and then help teach them to LISTEN to Go