What can you do to make a difference?

What can you do?

• Prayer walk your neighborhood and drive your city praying for salvation and intervention by Christ.
• Did you know Social Services will rarely pull a sex trafficking child-victim out of their home after about age 14 because there is no where to put them other than jail?  These girls are being prostituted out by their relatives but Social Services turns a blind eye because there are no foster families to take them?  You can’t put a prostitute into a home where there are other children, because they have been taught to use sex to get what they want out of life, especially in the family environment.  We need foster families that are empty nesters to take these kids in.  Will you do it?
• Evangelize!  Open your mouth and actually tell someone about Jesus.
• Will you stand up for justice when you see injustice being done?  Turning a blind eye is not what the Bible means by being meek.
• Forgive.

For a Deeper Look, Check Out Our Video

Video Transcript

There’s so much I want to tell you. You’ve got a long road ahead of you, and it’s going to be really fun. It’s going to be a great journey. And I am glad you stopped by. I want to tell you some stories today. It’s simply that I’ve lived a great life and I know that you’re going to have an amazing journey ahead of you.

And the purpose of this, if there’s anything I can say or do that would save you some of the things that I had to learn and speed you along your journey. Then it would make this all worth it. And to do that, I just want to tell you some stories. I’m sitting out in one of my favorite places by the river in in the hills.

And I’m hoping that that inspires me to tell you about my life and to tell you about some of this journey.

One story that I want to share with you is how can you love others? You’re young, and sometimes I’ll bet you wonder, what can I do as a kid? But to show the love of Christ to others is quite simple. And wherever you go and whatever you do, love people. Let’s say you’re in a schoolroom. So let’s say that there’s a kid that usually sits alone.

Sit with them. Start with a smile and say hi. Because they have loneliness in their heart and uncertainty. Every body does. It doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with them or you to feel uncertain. It’s just part of the human condition. If somebody dropped their books in the hallway, help them pick them up. Let them know that they’re not invisible.

Because that lie that you’re invisible is really damaging. It’s really painful. People just want to know that they’re seen. Are they seen by God or are they seen by humans? Are they seen by their family?

Part Two
It would do you well to read the book Five Love Languages. They make one for adults and they make one for kids. And it essentially discusses the concept that there are five major ways that people tend to give and receive love. Number one, gifts. Number two, acts of service. And for three, physical touch. Number four, words of affirmation.

And number five, quality time. If somebody’s love language is gifts, they’re constantly going to be bringing you little things. Someone they like. They’re going to bring little things. A flower. They found a piece of paper. They drew on a note, a drawing, a trinket from the store, a piece of candy.

And that’s how they receive love. It doesn’t have to mean that you buy them expensive things. That’s completely opposite. It simply means that you take them little tokens of appreciation to show them that you’re thinking of them and that they’re important to you. If your friend is acts of service, take out the trash, clean their locker, wash their windshield.

If you’re dating someone or or let’s say you’re watching this video and you’re married, do the dishes. Do something to serve. To help. Gifts of help. Gifts of hospitality.

My encouragement to you is that you learn to love others. It is a major meaning of life. When Jesus Christ came and he died on the cross, he forgave us of a debt that was so great it could never be repaid. By human standards. So God sent his very own son. God took human form himself and came as He planned from the moment he stumbled upon the stars into place.

He planned for Jesus to come. We didn’t screw it up in the Garden of Eden. He planned it that way. He planned it so that he could show us the great cosmic love story and the battle between good and evil. To show that love will win.

So on this journey of life, learn to love, learn to forgive. Learn to be God with skin on. Be the hands and feet of Jesus. That’s the grand adventure. Thank you.