How Taking a Hiatus is Like "Four Letter" Word

For the longest time I have had this desire to encourage and help youth to gain a strong foundation in Christ.
I was blessed with the chance to fulfill this passion of mine when I got to work at this amazing christian summer camp named Camp CrossRoads back in 2008. But after this experience I felt that I really needed to” focus on strengthening my relationship with God”.

After a lengthy hiatus I decided to take on being a part of is helping out at Cambridge Baptist Church with the youth ministry there.

 
When it comes to working with kids, it’s very important to set aside your personal problems and be there for them.  This can be very taxing at times, but God has shown me various times that I am doing His will for me for now.

Last Wednesday I shared with them the importance of Christian fellowship. I and some help from Landon (who leads their worship time) coming up with some games to encourage this practice.

 This game is where they were all knotted up and had to untangle themselves without letting go of everyone's hands

                   This is another game where they all had to get everybody's feet inside a small box

They all participated and I couldn’t have been more proud of seeing them all work together. At the end we got them to pair off and pray together. I cannot express to you a more beautiful site.

I mentioned that the worst decision I made was going on hiatus from “God’s work”. I say this because for someone to say, “Oh I just need to be alone with God for awhile.” In my opinion is completely wrong and selfish.  If every Christian felt that way, well nothing would get done.

Christ Himself said “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” Nowhere in this passage did He say, “when you feel like it”.  

I get it there are times when we all are completely worn down and become frustrated when things aren’t going the way we want them to.  I have moments like that ALL the time, but so far what I have learned these past couple of weeks is as a believer in Christ, no matter what state I may be in, I can still do God’s work.

 It is in those moments we are at our weakest, that God shines the brightest through us.

"May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had," Romans 15:5