As a former Youth Pastor, I have come to understand that, no matter what you may be talking about, a teenager can make whatever they want to talk about relevant to your talk. Here is a fairly common dialogue at a Youth meeting.
Scott: "In Ephesians, Paul talks about living a life of love as Jesus has."
Youth: "A life of love is such a great thing. Speaking of love, I really love these new boots I just bought."
What? How do we go from God's love to new boots? But, to a teenager, I am sure that makes perfectly logical sense.
As adults, we often do the same thing, even if we don't know it. How often have you sat in a service, as the speaker was giving the message God has laid on his heart, and started to think about the boots you just bought or where you are going to lunch or some other issue going on in your life? I am guilty of it. But, when I do that, I am robbing myself of the blessing that God is trying to bestow on me through His word. I am not writing this to try to condemn anyone, I just wanted to, maybe, plant a little something in your head for the next time your mind starts to wonder during a service.
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Good point.
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