TAKING RESPONSIBILITY…
My friends and I are working a great deal with the generation of Twenty somethings . They are ,on the whole ,brilliant . Don`t seem as materialistic as we Boomers ,more community oriented ,wanting to experience and not just learn about and wanting to be mentored and not just lectured . Willing to be wrecked for the ordinary .
They have some difficulty with decision making and long term commitment . This is part of our challenge as 'fathers'in the faith . The lack of these two latter characteristics is something I continually think about . And ,of course ,how to help remedy it . Just one thought ,then ,today . Take responsibility . This can mean a lot of different things to different people !
I`m thinking of it like this ,these days . Take responsibility ,by having at least one other human being on planet earth looking to you as life source . I know ,I know ,the Lord Himself is our complete Life Source ,but I think you know what I mean ! Somebody needing you to be strong ,constant ,having words of Life and encouragement to share ,living filled with hope to lift the despairing ,acts of kindness and selflessness –a life source . But to a real person ,with a Name ,day in ,day out ,night in ,night out. That`s responsibility and will demand decisiveness and commitment !
God`s life ,flowing through you ,helping to bring dead things alive and turning barrenness into Eden`s beautiful bounty . A list starts with ONE name –I read the other day:Lasting change starts in first gear ,not overdrive . Who`s on your list?