Different Thinking

Last night my youth pastor continued a series on holiness. What God calls us to be as children that are set apart.

One of the points that hit me the most was the call for a Christian's thought life. We are called to have a renewed mind and spirit. One thing that he reiterated was that we were called to think in reverse. As non-believers try to test the limits and see how far they can go, we are called to flee from sin and youthful desires. That's totally counter-culture. I think that's pretty amazing.

That takes guts. A friend that called me up this weekend (Zach Hunter) is a huge example of that. As most teenagers ask for a new xbox or cell phone he started looking into modern day slavery and see what he could do to help that cause. He gave up time, effort, emotion, pleasure, and even sacrificed some schooling to do big things for God.

It makes me feel very cowardly that Christians are called to this and I don't have the courage to tell my classmate "I'm praying for you today." Because in the big picture, the impact I make on my classmate matters far more than enjoying the newest ipod or participating in the latest high school drama.

As Cameron in the documentary in Bible today said: The one thing you regret is what you didn't do.

I want to be the person in Heaven whom God looks upon and says: "Well done, my good and faithful servant." What does serving God look like: It looks like me reaching out to my locker buddy or classmate and caring for them just like they were Jesus. For I how I treat them is how I'm treating Jesus. I think that's courage right there.

Here's Zach's website:

www.myspace.com/lc2lc

Be sure to vote for him on www.cnn.com/heroes He's a true hero in my book.