When I was 16 years old I was asked to be the youth group leader at my church. There were only four or five of us (And 2 of them were the pastor's kids!).
I remember the first time I ever preached in my life. I actually read 101 verses out of the Bible! THAT'S ALL I DID! It was probably the most boring night of their lives (and mine).
The following week only two showed up and they were the pastor's kids. They had to be there.
The one thing that I do know is that I was driven! I was doing something out of the "deep" process that was revealed to me by the Holy Ghost about my destiny.
The Holy Spirit will do the same for you and will help you examine diligently and explore the divine will and purpose of God for your life.
That's why you need to spend time praying in the Spirit and praying as a group with other believers. It will help you grow in the deep things of God.
My desire is to destroy the works of the devil. I'm not interested in just maintaining an American average Christianity and swatting a few flies here and there.
I'm interested in maintaining a relationship out of the deep things of God because the deep examines and explores the very being and will of God for my life.
But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.The Holy Spirit knows the deep things of God that are hidden FOR us not FROM us. I'm telling you this realm has got to be explored. And I'm driven to do it! It's got to be a deep desire of your heart to do it!
(1 Cor. 2:9-11 NKJV)
So you want to know the deep things of God for your life? Get motivated! It's called "driven!"
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Pastor Steve and Becky Munds began working with young people in 1975.
They've been traveling and working in camps, prisons, detention centers, churches, concerts, conferences, and more than 35 international outreaches including Peru, Mexico, Russia, Jamaica, and England. This includes schools, colleges, universities, TV, radio, just to name a few.
Basically, if it involves young people, they�ve been there!
