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I have an apology to make. In my own rush in judgement and cleverly title articles I had communicated the wrong message. What I thought I said and what others had read seem to communicate 2 different things. I was trying to through more of a dose of reality that we don't need to be the next superstar or the next mega anything in youth ministry, but be who God wants us to be and love Him, and follow Him alone. My hope was that youthworker who only has 2 kids in his youth group would be encouraged, even though his ministry wasn't Saddleback - but that he was doing ministry. I truly enjoy the parable of the talents and that of the sower, why? Because sometimes we sow or use what we have and God gives the increase. The last thing I wanted to do was bring discredit or down play another youthworker's ministry. "What I intended (And didn't accomplish) was to un-intimidate those youth workers who were discouraged because of all the "Successful" ministrie
Ever Hate God? I mean really? Discussion on another forum seems to equate hate with sinning. So let's define what hate is and hate is not. Hate according to Webster's Dictionary pg. 617 is 1. to have strong dislike 2. to dislike or avoid Hateful feeling or showing hate. Causing or deserving hate, something detestable. So there have been times in my life where I disliked God and didn't want to follow him, and even hated the way life was going, doubting God, kind of like Jonah; unlike Job, and wanting to runaway ..hide and even curse God. The whole issue seemed to be the problem of pain, suffering and the whole idea. Now the interesting point to me is that there are incidents in the Bible, where God hates, he finds things detestable. He hates sin, he hates such and such. He is jealous. Of course in a godly way. So when was the last time you had a hard time with God? What is God doing in your life right now? So often I find the Christian walk and