We all have our favorite books that we read as a child. When we see those stories now it brings that warm feeling inside. We can't help but smile and remember "the good old days" when times were simpler.
Stories help us learn lessons in life. We learn to try new things by reading "Green Eggs and Ham". We learn to use our imaginations and explore new worlds when we read "Where the Wild Things Are". You can probably think of many more books or series that you read as a child.
Stories move us.
Jesus understood the power of stories. When He taught, it would be common for Him to use an illustration (parable) to explain a concept or idea.
However, as we get older we tend to disconnect from the stories we heard as a kid. We hear stories about David and Goliath, Daniel in the Lion's Den, and Noah and the Great Flood and we tend to put these stories into our "fairytale" section of our mind. Its hard to try to relate to a giant killer when we are too busy trying to find ourselves in the mass chaos of school.
The stories that we read in the Bible aren't make-believe.
They are legacies of ordinary men, with extraordinary faith in God.
So what is your legacy? What will your "story" be?
You all have an infinite amount of potential. Some of you may feel like its too late and that you have already made decisions that restrain and limit you.
My God is unlimited.
Think big. God is bigger than anything you can imagine. With God on your side nothing can stop you from reaching the world. So shine bright in the dark areas of the world. God isn't waiting for you to "mature" to use you. He wants to use you NOW!
Don't let people view you as one who has a million problems. Have them view you as someone who has the One solution.
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