Society says as young people we are lazy, naive, rebellious, and followers not leaders. The world does not expect much from us as young people and that has transferred over to the church. We are told we need to follow other's examples not be the examples. The bible has very different things to say, and I'm hoping as a young christian myself at 22 years old I can help other young Christians strive to be leaders not followers, to be servants not those who are served, to find worth in God's eyes not the world's eyes. 1 Timothy 4: 12 says, "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."
About me: My name is Caleb I am 22 years old and I recently graduated from Pepperdine University. I am not a young person who has been rejected by society so I am lashing out, quite the opposite. I found myself in college to be a part of the world, I drank, I partied, I went on spring break trips to Mexico, I was in a fraternity, I even modeled professionally in LA for a while. What I realized is that some where along the way I had succumbed to the World's expectations of what a college student should be and put God on the back burner. My mind set was that I had time to be a good Christian and an example when I was older, I realize now that there's no better time to serve God and be an example then the now. I have rededicated my life to Christ and helping young people do the same. I am a pseudo college intern at my church and can't wait to see the way God will challenge me.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
It’s a God thing
I posted a couple days ago about my frustrations at work and how it was hard balancing that with my ministry internship. It’s crazy because at work on Monday I was really mad my boss was going to make me work Wednesday night, when I am never scheduled Wednesdays, because of church. The thing that made me mad was I made my commitment clear when I started the job and the times I needed available. Monday after I found out I had to work, I prayed at work at least a couple times asking God to let me know what I should do, if I should quit or keep working there. Basically I just needed direction and needed to rely on him. Monday night was rough to say the least and I felt horrible having to tell my college minister I wouldn’t be at class, I legitimately contemplated quitting the job I desperately needed to save for law school without knowing what I would do. Then come Tuesday my coworker came up to me and asked me if he could cover my shift on Wednesday because he thought he had his improv this Wednesday but it was actually next Wednesday. It hit me so hard right there that this was a God thing. I asked God to help me figure out what I should do and he did, he totally guided me. It’s hard to express my feelings because it was like he took away my frustrations instantly, he was watching after me, and totally answered my prayers. I have had a lot of weird God things happen this week right when I need them, and praise him for this. It’s weird because this stuff doesn’t happen too often to me or maybe I haven’t been looking for the signs. But man o man do I know God is looking after me, and that is a wonderful feeling!
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