August 4, 2008
I Felt Useless
On my youth group service trip, I wanted to be used by God. But I couldn’t help but feel a little left out. by Becky Visser as told to Amy Adair
EXCERPT FROM ARTICLE: I dropped the heavy concrete block and brushed the sweat from my forehead. I glanced around the corner of the house and saw my youth group friends, Erin* and Sarah, talking to the house’s owner. I could tell they were talking about something important.
I was on my youth group’s service trip to help build and repair houses. I was looking for an opportunity to share my faith and impact someone’s life. But so far, all I’d done was move a bunch of junk from a rundown house.
At the end of the day, I listened as Erin and Sarah talked about John, the homeowner. He’d told them he was a Christian, but his wife, Susan, hadn’t been to church
in a long time. We prayed together that night for God to give us a chance to share our faith with Susan.
I hoped I’d get the perfect opportunity to talk with her.
But it never happened.
From Suzie: Have you ever felt that way? I have. I traveled to several mission trips where I just didn’t feel like I was making a difference. But then later I found out that it was the smallest things that impacted people. It wasn’t about how I felt, but just being there, doing something, climbing out of the pew to make a difference.
In this article, Becky finds out that we don’t always get to see the results, but that doesn’t mean that we stop doing “hard things” to change*the*world.
I hope you will read the rest of this great article. Maybe you can relate. I’d love to hear about your mission trips. Did you take one this summer? What was your greatest challenge? What is one way that you felt that God allowed you to help another person?
Let’s talk!
Debbie says:
I loved that article. It’s not about *us* and our need to be *used* by God. It’s all about Him…
LOL, sorry. I won’t rant.
Debbie