I was looking out my house window late at night when I saw some teens spray painting gaffitee across the street on a sign. I got angry and basicly cursed the teens under my breath. I had rental property in the area and they were the reason why rents were down in the area.
As I was standing there grinding my teeth at them, God spoke to my heart and asked "What are you doing about it"? Just that..."What are you doing about it"? I suddenly relised that for sometime I had been angy at the inner city youth for their general destruction and baggy pants to their knees, loud music and disrespectful attitudes. I a older white guy "suffered" weekly racist remarks and hatefilled stares and other discourtesys. As I stood there watching the "hoodlems" saunter down the street and into the darkness, I realised again, I was... angry...
God was asking me what was I going to do about my anger.
A thought struck me that while my assesment of the goings on in the area were correct...the condemnation that followed on the heels of my anger was utterly graceless and my holding court over others was Gods jurisdiction not mine. You see I never prayed for these children nor did I give a moment of thought regarding their souls. I was a man who although, loved God, saved by grace, and forgiven much was not sharing that gift of Love to others...
I asked the Lord later in the week with the clarity of that moment of truth still in my mind, to help me find the center of His will for my life.
It started with a young boy named Jaun Carlos. We reached out to him from the doorway of our home. Seeing a young boy of 10 badly in need of love, the kind of love only Jesus can give that would make a differenace in his mixed up world. I simply started helping him with math and school work and then invited him to go to church with me and my wife.
The transformation in Jaun Carlos, was unbelievable. It was nothing short of divine intervention. I was surprised and amazed at how Gods word worked in this young boys life.
Because of this demonstration of Gods power to change a persons life and I was a witness to it I thought maybe God was calling me to reach out to the children in our area.
Well we bought a bus a 15 seater. I asked God praying over the bus if He filled the bus with children of His choice, I would know, I was in the center of His will in this.
The bus was filled in the first 3 months with children and many more children that come to our home for 5 day christian clubs, BBqs and other christian events.
We work with about 30 children and have a core of about 20.
We will be buying a bigger bus...for the love of the little ones, to have them know the word of God.
In these last days, ask yourself, are you in the center of Gods will? Or are you standing on the side, grinding your teeth at the world....Just like, that old man in the window.
As I was standing there grinding my teeth at them, God spoke to my heart and asked "What are you doing about it"? Just that..."What are you doing about it"? I suddenly relised that for sometime I had been angy at the inner city youth for their general destruction and baggy pants to their knees, loud music and disrespectful attitudes. I a older white guy "suffered" weekly racist remarks and hatefilled stares and other discourtesys. As I stood there watching the "hoodlems" saunter down the street and into the darkness, I realised again, I was... angry...
God was asking me what was I going to do about my anger.
A thought struck me that while my assesment of the goings on in the area were correct...the condemnation that followed on the heels of my anger was utterly graceless and my holding court over others was Gods jurisdiction not mine. You see I never prayed for these children nor did I give a moment of thought regarding their souls. I was a man who although, loved God, saved by grace, and forgiven much was not sharing that gift of Love to others...
I asked the Lord later in the week with the clarity of that moment of truth still in my mind, to help me find the center of His will for my life.
It started with a young boy named Jaun Carlos. We reached out to him from the doorway of our home. Seeing a young boy of 10 badly in need of love, the kind of love only Jesus can give that would make a differenace in his mixed up world. I simply started helping him with math and school work and then invited him to go to church with me and my wife.
The transformation in Jaun Carlos, was unbelievable. It was nothing short of divine intervention. I was surprised and amazed at how Gods word worked in this young boys life.
Because of this demonstration of Gods power to change a persons life and I was a witness to it I thought maybe God was calling me to reach out to the children in our area.
Well we bought a bus a 15 seater. I asked God praying over the bus if He filled the bus with children of His choice, I would know, I was in the center of His will in this.
The bus was filled in the first 3 months with children and many more children that come to our home for 5 day christian clubs, BBqs and other christian events.
We work with about 30 children and have a core of about 20.
We will be buying a bigger bus...for the love of the little ones, to have them know the word of God.
In these last days, ask yourself, are you in the center of Gods will? Or are you standing on the side, grinding your teeth at the world....Just like, that old man in the window.
Last edited:
