Love

Did you know that the word LOVE is mentioned in the Bible 314 times, FRIEND 56 times. Last Wed, I had to speak at the See You At The Pole. Completely scared the living daylights outta me. I am not one to speak in front of people. My topic was school, so I went with the friends thing, after all they are the ones who put the most pressure on us. Judging who we talk to, how we talk, dress etc.. They are also the ones to put pressure on us to do things we don't want to do. So as my circle got larger, I became more nervous and to be honest I don't know that I got my point across. I made it through the morning, so that in itself is a great accomplishment.
I try to express to the youth group about how important love is, if we all love each other which might sound corny, but all other things will work out. Not to say that we have to let people run us over and do things we don't feel comfortable doing.
Pray for our youth, they really have a tough time, just being themselves. Pray for our church and that God will provide us with a music leader and give the youth a Youth pastor, not just a leader.