Not All Fun and Games

What a night at church. I help serve on the junior high ministry at our church and we meet on Wednesday's. Normally this is a night of music, laughing, learning, laughing, acting goofy, laughing.....well you get the idea. But last night was different. Jay announced that we lost a member of our junior high group to a tragic car accident in West Texas, along with his mother, grandmother and cousin. Some were already aware of this, but several were not. What a shock it was to hear that someone so young and so close in our community had lost his life before it really even began. I help with the 6th grade girls and during our small group time, it was very emotional. The girls had questions of "Why?" and "How could God allow something like this to happen?". It was a difficult thing to see them hurting and to realize the hurt and pain this young man's family was going through. We tried to impress upon the kids how important it is to live your life as if it were the last. Also, how God didn't cause this wreck to happen. And if we allow it, that something amazing can come of this terrible thing. No, that won't replace Aaron and the friendship that he gave, but it can help you heal and help keep his memory alive. Who knows what God will create out of such loss? I certainly do not, but I do know that God will provide the comfort we need in times like this.

One of my favorite passages: Proverb 3:5-6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;

In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.


Until next time.....