A good friend of mine walked up to me one Thursday and told me that a picture from our freshmen placements was on his Timehop. Of course, it was sweet for a second, just getting to remember that time, then Luke brings it all back around and proceeds to tell me, “you look completely different-like a little baby lamb.”
Sometimes people just say thing so me and I’m not really sure how I’m supposed to react-this was one of those times… but it got me thinking….. You know what, I was a little baby lamb.
Some of you know this story, but little freshman Shannon never thought she would be a Young Life leader. So this image of me as a little baby lamb is pretty accurate. Jesus took my idea of what college would look like for me and turned it on its head-leaving me disoriented, awkwardly stumbling around trying to find footing in completely uncharted territory.
Fresh off the best season of my career, lacrosse was the only deciding factor on where I was to spend the next four years of my life. Long story short, that didn’t last long; I walked on to the CNU women’s lacrosse team, then quit before my first semester was over-why? The Lord broke my heart for a ministry that was in love with High School and Middle School kids for the sake of the Gospel of Christ. Prayer Overnight turned my perception of what I thought was just another Christian Ministry on campus to an incredible organization that truly loves Jesus and shares His heart for thosep who don’t know Him.
Now, I could go in great detail about the struggle and success of my four years involved with Young Life on the Peninsula, but for the sake of time, I want to share with you the most valuable lesson I’ve learned-and I know you have heard this before, but you are about to hear it from new lips. I invite you to hear it with new ears:
I believe that there is no trick to killing it as a leader. It boils down to confidence; where does your confidence lie and how strong is that confidence. Because you and me can say that our confidence is in Christ and Jesus is our rock, but when a high school or middle school friend flakes for the um-teenth time, you start to feel like a crap leader-where is your confidence in that moment. How can we sing “Our God is Able”, then look at ourselves in the mirror and think-gosh. He's sure doesn't seem able in me.
Paul wrote a letter to the Corinthian church with a pretty dope wake up call, he says "do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple."
He is ALIVE (in you). Believe that.
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