It's impossible to explain my admiration for my youth pastor, but I will do my best.
A little more then a year ago, I met this guy named Ben. At the time I was not "on top" of my spiritual walk with Christ. And as time went by our youth group was pretty much the same as when my previous youth pastor was running it. But then one day I was speaking for a communion thought at my church, and Ben asked me if I wanted to go out to eat at a restaurant. I answered yes with haste, I was really excited yet kind of nervous, I didn't really know what to expect. Day by day went by until the time finally arrived.
We went out to eat, and right at that moment, one of the closest relationships in my life began to form. From then on we started meeting every week to talk about life issues and problems/struggles that was going on in my life at the time. He taught me about tons of different ways to deal with the things that where happening during each of the period of my life.
A little more then a year ago, I met this guy named Ben. At the time I was not "on top" of my spiritual walk with Christ. And as time went by our youth group was pretty much the same as when my previous youth pastor was running it. But then one day I was speaking for a communion thought at my church, and Ben asked me if I wanted to go out to eat at a restaurant. I answered yes with haste, I was really excited yet kind of nervous, I didn't really know what to expect. Day by day went by until the time finally arrived.
We went out to eat, and right at that moment, one of the closest relationships in my life began to form. From then on we started meeting every week to talk about life issues and problems/struggles that was going on in my life at the time. He taught me about tons of different ways to deal with the things that where happening during each of the period of my life.
No matter how much I screwed up, or how big of a problem I created Ben is always there with a smile a compassionate hand to help me fix it. When there was a habit I couldn't give up, or a temptation that just seem to strong to ever say no too, Ben gave me the strength, wisdom and advice I needed to become free from them.
The amount of love he shows to me is beyond comprehension, I would be in such a bad mess of a life if it wasn't for Ben, always being there to nurture me and be a father figure to me. My father did drugs so he and my mother got a divorce when I was eleven. So my biological father has been gone for a good portion of my childhood. I know God must have looked down from heaven and saw the vacant hole that has left my heart that my biological once filled, then he looked at Ben and saw that Ben's love was a better fit.... He was right
Every trial, pain and temptation that I have faced, I have never had to face it alone. He's the only person I know that would wake up at three in the morning to help me with a temptation I couldn't shake, or to offer me comfort if was pain. Because of my Lord and Ben I have been molded into the young man I am right now. I'm eternally grateful for the sacrifices that Ben has made for me. I love him as much as a child ever loved a father.
"Lord I pray that you will always be with Ben as he leads me and the whole youth group, Lord give him the strength and love he needs to always be there for his student, in your name I prayer, AMEN."
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