when you meet a youth, what will be going through your mind?
do u get suspicious and skeptical?
do you greet them with a stern "hi"?
youths who are tough and rebellious .. will u shun away from them? will you think twice to talk to them?
yes, of cos as a youth worker, i have my fears and insecurities when i work with these youths. a fear that stem more out of not knowing what to do, than because i do not want to have anything to do with them. I do not know how to connect with them, do not know what is the right thing to say or the right way to behave.
yet i've learnt, there is no one right method or way. there is no need to crack your brain so hard to try to connect with them. The way is to be yourself. be sincere and respectful. believe in them. a sincere love and care for them. care not bcos you have to, but bcos you WANT to. Love not bcos you're asked to, but bcos you just DO.
i thank God no matter how many tough youths i've met so far, i never once judge them bcos of how they behave or talk. no matter how difficult they may be, i am glad to say that i am still very passionate about youth work and youths! and thats why my prayer in work is always that God will teach me to love them, the way He does.
my heart grieves whenever i see how some adults treat teenagers.
Only the love of Jesus can touch the coldest heart. Not by power, not by might, but by the Holy Spirit. For God has not given you a spirit of fear, but of LOVE, POWER and of a SOUND mind.
if today, you try to walk in the shoes of a teenager.. you may be appalled, surprised, and saddened to know what they are really facing, and that their greatest needs are for love and acceptance.
Serene, 25, Christian
a sinner saved by God's grace.
a beloved child of God.
a social worker (youth).
a daughter.
a sister to 2 younger siblings.
Your Love
"This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins." -1 John 4:10
Loves n Adores
*God; the Father, Son Jesus and Holy Spirit
*Family; Tan
*Church; Grace Assembly of God
*My close friends
*My cell group; AHH (After His Heart)
*Youths
*Missions
*Children
*Good food, Chocolates and Ice-cream!
