Summer Days, Drifting Away

Well, Summer is winding down, and my energy is as well. Nothing like a good summer of youth trips to rejuvenate us spiritually, and exhaust us physically. I hope all of you have enjoyed the various youth trips you have been a part of this Summer. I know I have been very impressed with the growth I have seen in many of you throughout the Summer. One statement made early in the Summer by one of the speakers at Encounter continues to resonate with me as we close out July. and that is the question, "So What?" We have gone to Lubbock, Colorado, Mexico, and Arkansas. We have spent time in worship, prayer, solo time, and service. But what is it all going to mean for our every day lives. Unless these trips we have gone on change us into more radical Christians that affect the dark world around us each day, then they were all meaningless. I know I saw a change in people's lives, and in their priorities this summer, but will that carry over to each day throughout the school year. Will you be committed to serving people throughout the year? Will you be an agent of change for God? Will you be Salt and Light to the world around you? Will you refuse to be a lukewarm Christian? Will you passionately live out loud the life of a disciple and follow Christ? I hope you will wrestle with these questions as the school year approaches. Make a commitment to be the kind of follower of God that we are called to be. May you be a source of light and an agent of change to make this world a better place and to show people what it means to be a part of the kingdom of God.