Tip #55: Remember
January 28, 2008 – 2:11 pm
There are occasionally long stretches of time in youth ministry that truly feel like spending 40 days in the desert with the unhappy Israelites. In these times it is important for us to remember what God has done, just as God reminds his people (16 times in just the book of Deuteronomy).
Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. - Deuteronomy 8:2
Today’s tip is for the lean times, the tough times of testing, but it starts today. In whatever manner suits your habits and needs - be it computer or paper or something else - keep a personal journal of what you see God has done in you, in your students, in your church, in your family, in your volunteers. I use a journal book and in it have written observations about growth, about healing, about testing, about redemption; I’ve pasted in thank you notes, student’s notes, photos and cards - anything that will help me to remember at any moment that God is at work in and through me as I follow him through deserts, along valleys and over mountains. It’s kept me on the path many days!
