A Need and an Opportunity
By Gail Rodgers
Also available as a podcast at: http://thelife.com/blogs/experience/kindle/2008/06/24/a-need-and-an-opportunity-2/
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This week I received an email from a young man in high school somewhere in the world. He stumbled across one of our articles on hearing God. He told me that it was hard for him to hear God in the midst of all the things that life throws at teens. He took the time to write and say it was good to find that others, who have struggled with some of the same questions, have found some answers.
Kids are hungry for truth and authentic life experience that backs it up. Here on this blog there is rich life experience and a track record of God’s faithfulness backed up by the stories of your faith.
This young man’s email reminds us that we are not too old, or too “out of the loop” to share with the next generation. We have faith that has stood the test of time and they are looking for just that very thing.
Psalm 78:4-6 says “We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. ..so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.”
Last month alone we had over 500 questions come in from young people who are turning to the internet looking for answers. This young audience is hungry for spiritual truth.Often we feel we aren’t equipped or comfortable to reach out to the youth of our day. Yet we have that track record of God’s faithfulness in our lives that they are looking for. That’s the need.
Here is the challenge. Will you be available to speak to a young person? It may be in your neighborhood, or at work. It may be online through TruthMedia. We are looking for volunteers who will be willing to answer one email a month, a week or a day. Whatever works into your schedule. We provide online training and resources and a secure link that all email goes through so personal email addresses are not published. We provide resources and the opportunity to send a question back to the mentor pool if you aren’t comfortable with it.
Will you take the challenge to tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of our God?
Visit us here for more information and how to apply: http://truthmedia.com/team/mentoring/
Question: Do you feel the next generation is open to the story of your faith?
About the Author: http://thelife.com/experience/devotionalformen/authors/gail-rodgers/
