In youth ministry there is always going to be tough times. I have experienced them for a long time, but they have gotten even tougher over the past 2 years, don’t get me wrong I have seen some great times, but mostly tough ones.
Two thoughts come to my mind when I think about the tough times:
1. God never promised that it would be easy.
2. God is molding me into what He wants me to be, if you have ever seen the skit guys do the Chisel skit, that is what it feels like.
http://www.skitstore.com/store/detail.php?type=dvd&id=99
No matter how tough it gets I cannot help but to look at what the Lord uses our ministry to do, and that is help students find their purpose in life!
In fact we have had 4 students receive Christ over the past 3 weeks through our new series we started, “Road Trip”!
So I guess in the end the tough times will always bring great results, but during those tough times it is hard to focus on the great results that will eventually come. I guess that is why longevity is the key to being successful?
