Tuning In & Turning On
I can't help it.
Whenever I see teenagers and/or twenty-somethings hit that moment of spiritual discovery when they "get" that God speaks to individuals and not just anointed superstars, I get excited.
This past week, our DTS students were learning about "Hearing The Voice Of God", and to end the week, we had them hanging out in the lounge to "practice" and pray encouragement for each other.
It wasn't an activity that we take lightly, but on the other hand, in order to not make it feel coerced or forced, we also set no time limit on it -- when they were done, they were done.
Seven students and two staff (Wendy & I) sat down together at 9:30 AM, and while we had a coffee break mid-morning and an hour to enjoy lunch, by the time we'd waited on God for each person, shared what we felt God was showing us, and praying for each person -- at the end of it, we realized that we had been at it from 9:30 AM until 3:15 PM, and the students were all asking how soon we could do it again.
For several, this was outside their experience and church background, and they were some of the most excited ones. Others had grown up in settings where only "important people" seemed to hear from God, and were simultaneously thrilled and encouraged to realize that God speaks to anyone who takes the time to listen.
I've been working with this age group for 23 years, and I'll NEVER get bored with these "a-HA!" moments of seeing people "get it", and the excitement and awe in their faces.
Whenever I see teenagers and/or twenty-somethings hit that moment of spiritual discovery when they "get" that God speaks to individuals and not just anointed superstars, I get excited.
This past week, our DTS students were learning about "Hearing The Voice Of God", and to end the week, we had them hanging out in the lounge to "practice" and pray encouragement for each other.
It wasn't an activity that we take lightly, but on the other hand, in order to not make it feel coerced or forced, we also set no time limit on it -- when they were done, they were done.
Seven students and two staff (Wendy & I) sat down together at 9:30 AM, and while we had a coffee break mid-morning and an hour to enjoy lunch, by the time we'd waited on God for each person, shared what we felt God was showing us, and praying for each person -- at the end of it, we realized that we had been at it from 9:30 AM until 3:15 PM, and the students were all asking how soon we could do it again.
For several, this was outside their experience and church background, and they were some of the most excited ones. Others had grown up in settings where only "important people" seemed to hear from God, and were simultaneously thrilled and encouraged to realize that God speaks to anyone who takes the time to listen.
I've been working with this age group for 23 years, and I'll NEVER get bored with these "a-HA!" moments of seeing people "get it", and the excitement and awe in their faces.
posted by Robbymac at
8:03 AM
3 Comments:
Isn't it a great and humbling feeling? Glad things are going well.
Peace,
Jamie
gotta love it
jason witt jason333w@hotmail.com
I remember spending my 25th birthday at our homegroup in Victoria, the homegroup you could hear two blocks away, and the awesome party, and the worship and the prayertime afterwards, I remember one person saying, ok Jay its your birthday, maybe God will give you 25 words from Him, then someone started writing them down when we were don there were exactly 50, LOL and time ever did fly..... oh yes that was awesome!!!
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