Sunday, April 27, 2014

Luke Taylor Free Write #5: Being a Young Life Leader


            Being a Young Life Leader is one of the hardest things I have ever done with my life. I constantly see kids being broken in their own sin and at times have to accept that there is nothing I can do about it. For the longest time I was able to persuade people in order to get the things I wanted. It worked with my ex-girlfriend, it worked with my parents, it worked with my friends, etc. Because of that I figured I would be able to talk someone into starting a relationship with Christ and boy was I WRONG. It is not easy, and only by God’s grace do I believe it is possible. I have learned that I must be one with God if I ever want to show kids how evident he is in my life.
            In a very odd way, when watching the film Wings of Desire I saw a lot of young life leading in that. The angels are present in the people’s lives and constantly praying for them when most of the times the people don’t even realize it. The angel is heartbroken for the person that he watches over when that very person never has any idea that someone cares and loves them. The angel is constantly trying to serve and love the person so that they will know that Jesus exists and desperately wants to live in their life when the person really never has the slightest idea. It can be 

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