Filed under: fellowship, switch | Tags: gospel, life, students, switch, truth
I have been having a few conversations lately with this guy and a few other leaders from this place about our ministry and our students. He asked a good question today,
“If you knew this Wednesday was the last time you had with the students at Switch, what would you do? Would you do something differently?”
It made me think. What are my priorities? Am I more concerned about comfort than leading? Do I care more about them liking me than I do about sharing the truth? I don’t think I like the answers.
The truth is, I tiptoe around things too often. I often get so worried about my relationship with students that I don’t want to offend them. The problem is, the truth is offensive. Christ offended. He loved wholly, but he did offend. In fact, our very faith is offensive. We worship a God that came to earth to be condemned and executed as a criminal. That isn’t easy to swallow.
Truth offends. It hurts because it has a way of cutting into all of those dark spots where deception and sin lurk. It hurts to hear that you are wrong, even when you already know. The truth offends but it also sets free. It is my duty (and my blessing) to show these students the way to their freedom in Christ. For them to be free, they must be told the truth.
Oh, and go see Patrick’s thoughts here.
So, what is your focus? What would you do?
