"But let everyone who trusts you be happy; let them sing glad songs forever. Protect those who love you and who are happy because of you. Lord, you bless those who do what is right; you protect them like a soldier's shield."
(Psalm 5: 11-12)
As I shared this with the rest that were sitting there we began to reflect on how badly we want that for our own lives, but especially for the lives of all the teens on the property who are studying through the Hope Program. We prayed this as a prayer of protection and blessing on Sebas as he transitioned through the Hope Program, and I have a request to any of you who are reading this. If you know or have connected with any of the teens in the Hope Program, I ask that you take a few minutes a day to pray this prayer for that student. If you do not know of a teen here on the property, then feel free to choose any other young adult. I would just ask that we all pray a blessing over the upcoming generation of leaders that their journeys and stories would coincide with this passage, that God would make obvious to them the things in their lives that come from Him and the things that are nothing but distractions, and that in singing their glad songs they could glorify Him with the power of a generation that is madly in love with their Creator.
6.23.2009
A Collective Prayer
So to reflect a little more on my week at El Limon, I'd like to share another thought I had while hanging out with some of the staff late one night. It had been a long day of hard work in the sun and I was exhausted. It was around 9 pm and I had yet to get a chance to shower, relax, or even change from my sweaty work clothes. I noticed some of the staff were sitting with Sebastian, a young man that would be coming back with us to study through the Hope Program that Thursday. Although the las thing I wanted was to prolong my hours outside of a shower or bed, I really felt like I needed to sit and join the circle of worship that they had begun, led by Sebas. As I sat for a moment, listening and praying, I felt that God was giving me a word to share with them. I ran into my dorm for my Bible and began flipping through some passages in Psalms that I had been reading until I came upon Chapter 5. The verses that struck my attention were as follows:
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I am now officially a "follower" of Kurt. Keep it coming brother. There are plenty of people who are interested and invested in what's going on with you and your ministry.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Kurt! I’ve noticed in my own life that sometimes when I’m the most spent, that’s when the best opportunity comes to be used. Sounds like God used you to bring a word of encouragement to Sebastian…when you felt the most tired.
ReplyDeleteI think Paul echoes that idea when he wrote, “I take limitations in stride, and with good cheer, these limitations that cut me down to size—abuse, accidents, opposition, bad breaks. I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become.” (2 Corinthians 12:10 Message).
Hang in there. Guaranteed that your life is a book that others are reading. God is really going to use you…no matter where you are geographically.