Disciple

One of the girls in my youth group wrote this essay. It is such a refreshing thing to me when I see young people write with such an understanding and insight of what being a true Christ-follower truly is. Her parents are awesome folks, and she's blessed to have them. And I know they are very proud of their children. I know because they told me.

"What It Means to be a Disciple of Christ"
by Meagan Robson

Many things make up my life. Sports, friends, family, relationships, talents, school, you get the picture. But the one thing that sets these things apart from the many of the other 7th grade girls in this world is that God is involved in each one of these.

Take school for an example. While many other people think of school as a time to sleep, hang out with friends, or just chill, I think of it as a time to worship God. I mean, come on. He gave us each gifts to use to prepare for the future, so that we can fulfill his purpose. If you wanted to be a missionary, for example. You would have to be able to read and write, so that you can study the Bible and lead people to Christ. Or if you wanted to be a teacher, or help people that are illiterate. You can't teach people something if you need to be taught it as well. Things like that kind of make you look at school in a different way.

Another thing is friends. God puts certain people in your life for a reason. Maybe you have a friend that is not saved. You have a good chance of pushing them in the rigth direction, or even leading them to the Lord. It's a little bit harder to do that if you barely know hat person, or not know them at all. If you start out small, such as with your best friends, then acquaintances, and eventually you will find yourself evangelizing to people you've never met in your life. Just remember that one life could change many.

And talents. They can be so important in your life. Say you have a big mission team in Mexico. One person may have the smoothest words and strongest voice that impact and reach thousands, while another could excel in listening and understanding which could reach many hearts. Or if you love to write. Think of if you wrote a book or magazine, which is then published and read by thousands. Think of how many people you could affect because of the gift God gave you. Or if you have talents in music, such as singing. You could make records that who knows how many people will listen to. Small things like that could change the world.

There are more than 6.6. billion people in the world. Imagine what it would be like if even half of us used the gifts and opportunities God puts in our lives. Just imagine.

Thanks, Meagan.