25%

Sorry to all 2 people that read this blog. It has been a while since my last blog. Here is a quick recap of my life the past couple of months.

God's has been good, life has been rough! For the last 10 years I have given everything I have to 50 young people, sometimes more, sometimes less. The last year it was been a struggle to keep the faith that the "tears will not overcome the wheat." I have had one young person that grew up wanting to be like me, now totally shutting me out. Other young people that I stood by as they struggled with friends, relationships and person situations, now tune my voice completely out, choosing to listen to others who do nothing but deceive and eventually destroy. I have given my time, energy, and my heart to these young people, and all I show is about 25% return on my investment. Now before you feel sorry for me, I have gotten over the sad stage and now into the rejoicing stage. The 75% that have tuned me our, blocked me, and simply ignored my advice have simply made a choice. One that I can't make for them, but would love to. They are living in a world that is "twisted." To them they are making sense, to everyone else they are completely lost. Don't cry :) I'm not. I have studied the ministry of Jesus even more as of late, and I found that out of the 12 he HAND picked, he lost 1. Even He could not win them all. In his parable of the seeds, he only kept 25% of the seed. This blew my mind, because that is the exact percent that I have kept as a youth pastor. In the parable, Jesus rejoiced over the 25%. That is become my new passion. To rejoice over the 25%. Those that are passionate about their relationship with God, passionate about their worship, passionate about their church, and passionate about their pastor. I believe in pastoral authority, holiness, worship, my church, my city, and my God. The TEARS will not overcome the WHEAT!