The Wisdom of the Young

I am constantly amazed at the spiritual zeal that I see in many of my young friends. In particular one young lady who is a member of my parents' church. She is a sweetie, and I have known her since she was just a little girl. As a matter of fact I used to babysit for her and her siblings.

She has grown from a sweet little girl into a beautiful young woman of 19, and she is in the early courting stages with a young man. I hadn't gotten to talk to her since they started courting, and I, of course, took the opportunity to put my nose in where it didn't necessarily belong while I am visiting my parents and their church.

I expected a very mature way of looking at her relationship, because this young woman is anything but boy crazy. However, I did not expect it to be quite so spiritually focused. When I asked her about her young man, she flooded me with examples of his character, of his spiritual maturity, and of his love of the Lord. As a matter of fact if I didn't know what he looked like, I would have had no idea what he looked like.

Then she told me of how she was keeping up with her friends, using Facebook, and how they were supporting each other in their spiritual walk. She told me of how the Lord was working in her life, of how He was growing her daily, of her struggles in her sanctification process, and of God's strength in those trials. Suddenly, I realized how shallow my own relationship with Christ had become, but because of her eddifying words I was encouraged to go before my Father and begin again (not for the last time I'm sure) the relationship that He had started and not abandoned.

How often do we as "adults" think that we have so much wisdom to give and share simply because we are older, when if we would simply listen to the praise of God that flows from the lips of the young yet completely sold out, we would see how far we have to go.

I thank God for my friends, of all ages, and pray that he will keep me ever humble and constantly looking to the Throne of Grace.