Saturday Night's the Night I Like

If you have an eclectic taste in music or are as old as I am you can finish the verse to the title of this blog! Late 70's .
It seems like Saturday nights are the nights my mind just takes off on a free ride. In reviewing the past blogs I've written, it seems maybe I have been a bit down.
So it's time for a change!
There are many things that bring joy to my heart. This summer I have been blessed to experience heart joy at two different church camps! I can't think of too many things in life that bring more joy to my soul than watching teens praise the Lord. Teens with outstretched arms, heads thrown back, singing at the top of their lungs, praising God. Or teens bowed in prayer, offering their hearts to God and accepting His forgiveness, His grace, and His salvation.
Some will say it's just the "church camp" experience that will soon fade away. Even if that is true, I can't accept that those times of surrender won't leave some lasting impression on their heart and soul. Maybe they won't even be aware of that imprint until some day when they least expect it and that memory shows up at just the right moment to offer a renewed hope in a crucial time in their life. Even they recognize the possibility that this "fire for God" is momentary. You could hear them pray, "Please God, don't let this pass when we leave camp, show us how to take it into our schools, our youth group, our families, and our activities."
That is a cry that should be acted on by all of us. We can't afford to leave our kids at the doorstep of the Youth Room and hope that something there continues to guide them. It is up to all of us to be an example to them, to be a prayer warrior for them, to build relationships with them, to hold them accountable, to play with them, to share scripture with them and to love them unconditionally. They are not just our future, they are our present, already engaging in the battlefield everyday. Thank God for kids!!