Warriors and Soldiers

Youth Group back to school kickoff was last night, and I would call it a success. We had between thirty and forty middle and high schoolers come for some fun, food, and fellowship. We let them hang out a bit, then played three games. The first was a name game, the second a teamwork game, and the third a crazy game that was just for fun. The devotional was on spiritual warfare, and definitely gave our students a lot to think about. If you'd like something to chew on for the day, I wrote down something one of the leaders said when asked a question during the devotional. Here's what he said:

"We are not called warriors of Christ, because warriors stand alone. We are called soldiers of Christ, because soldiers stand together. As warriors we would die alone, but as soldiers we stand, fight, and live together."

 It hit me as completely true. As Christians, we can't live this life alone - we need others to help us, thus being called soldiers. Please pray that our students heard the message in their hearts and it will effect them in a positive way as they grow in Christ and in relationships in school. It looks like we're going to have a great group this year, and we (as staff) can't wait to see what's in store!