Praying for Our Future

As I was holding Alyson on Sunday morning, I couldn’t resist thinking about her future. What will she be like when she is 10 years old? Will she be tall like her mother? Will she still be wearing glasses? Will she be talented in music? Will she like sports? Will she still like horses?

Her future is so exciting and the potential she has will allow her to be a beautiful and talented young lady. I look forward to watching her develop into a Godly Christian young lady.

How about our teens and other young people at Central. What will they be like in 10 years?

Our kids and young people today need your constant prayers and support. They are living in one of the most difficult times in the history of the world. They have the ability to be what they want to be but they also have can have what ever they desire. The temptations they face are extreme and mind-boggling. From the media to internet to music to lifestyle our young people will be continually hit with worldly desires and challenges as they grow up and mature.

What can we do as adults? Pray. Pray for our young people daily. Pray that God will place that hedge around them as they grow and as they develop the Christian principles that they will need to live in a world of greed and filth.

Support our young people. Talk with them and be truly be interested in them as young people. Find out their talents and abilities and support them in their positive pursuits.

As a church, we must instill in them the ability to understand right and wrong. They need God’s Word more than any other group of young people. They need to understand what God says about sexuality, life style, relationships, alcohol, peer pressure and commitment to God, Church and Family.

I pray that we, at Central, will be that support mechanism that our young people need. That Godly people can bless them with direction, love and encouragement as they grow up in Jesus Christ.

Alyson, I pray for you often. And I know God will richly bless you as you look to Him!