it’s a new season…
Today I thought about what season I am in…I am reminded visibly of the fact that God has changed my season! For the first time In 17 years I am not leading a youth service I am sitting in an adult service waiting for the next season to begin! Awkward…YES! Frustrating…A LITLE! Discouraging…NO WAY! Expecting…ABSOLUTELY! If you don’t recognize where you are, then you might miss your season! I am now more than ever determined to walk in the season that God has for my life…seasons come and go, but some are just off the charts life changing moments you know that you know God is working supernaturally in!
A word for youth pastors…you cannot do ministry the same way you have always done it and expect to continue to see bigger results. Season…it’s one of shifting and changing. You have to shift your mindset from what you have done and done well, to what you can do and do better. Look for opportunities to squeeze every ounce of experience out of! If you are determined to reach a generation, then you have to constantly change the way you do things in order to reach the next generation. Are you willing and ready for the challenge to reach a tough generation. The unchurched, the hurting, the lost, the broken, the over entertained, the heartless, the weak, the proud…Students from all walks of life and from every school in your area. This is why you do what you do! God has not positioned you in a place to lead a dodgeball team, he has positioned you to lead a generation to experience the power of His presence!
What season are you in? Recognize it and walk in it!
I can definitely relate. I am six months removed now from 17 years of leading a youth service. It is a dramatic change in our lives – even though we know we will soon be on the mission field. Our prayers are with you friend. Knowing something is the right thing to do and even that it is the right time to do it does not make us immune from the feelings that impact us during the transition. It remains a process (that is working for our good, but still…) We are in that process ourselves. I woke up everyday of my adult life with a primary purpose and mission…the same one. Then one day I woke up and it was not my mission anymore. That is a mountain to climb all by itself. We DO have hope. We DO have expectancy. We DO remain faithful. And through it all God does His part. Day by day, step by step, we find our way to the other side of the transition.
Blessings for you as you walk through this season of your journey!
Steve Robertson