tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post7172962118732442277..comments2024-03-24T04:35:18.581-04:00Comments on Sunday Women: Youth Gotta Serve SomebodyMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05084741256488042140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-40366668796364285612013-03-19T18:51:30.337-04:002013-03-19T18:51:30.337-04:00I love to try to point out to my kids (7 and 2) ho...I love to try to point out to my kids (7 and 2) how every day things effect other people with the goal of encouraging them to think of others. They seem genuinely more excited to do things when they realize that it's for someone else, which thrills my heart! My little girl loves to help put the chairs away after church service (we rent space from a middle school), and I'm thankful for how the adults are patient with her as she drags them a chair and often "gets in the way".<br />My son is physically more limited in how he can help, but I'll tell you what, he can cheer up the gloomiest gus out there! One day at church he saw a man by himself that we don't know (who did turn out to be a visitor) and rolled over to give high fives. You should have seen the look of kind surprise on this man's face.<br />So, again, sorry for the long comment, but I think it's important to find these seemingly small areas that children can help and then talk to them about how it is actually service for God and His people!<br />Thanks for this post!CristyLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410962268582246670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-34834163261541229912013-03-18T20:19:50.407-04:002013-03-18T20:19:50.407-04:00Yes! The church as a whole is losing so many of it...Yes! The church as a whole is losing so many of its youth once they graduate. If we would just unleash them to serve in their gifts and stop suppressing them, I wonder how those stats would turn around?Mooslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06312707954305417684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028000359711843677.post-82780780148355454162013-03-18T09:47:53.049-04:002013-03-18T09:47:53.049-04:00I have been thinking recently about how "doin...I have been thinking recently about how "doing something" is increasingly valued, and how we sometimes have a generational misunderstanding about that. Young people want to serve, and older people are often just concerned with providing them fun and fellowship. I wish we could get the generations to communicate effectively with each other. This post is a great start!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084741256488042140noreply@blogger.com