The Bible says, "In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.” (Acts 2:17). This old man just dreamed a dream that had all kinds of significance. I am certain it was direction from the Lord to show me of what despair the young of our generation have come to.

A couple of nights ago I had a dream that was unusually vivid! I was in a prison, standing in amazement and horror as I watched a young inmate drive a nail into his head. I couldn’t believe it as the other young men standing around him began to applaud and cheer. It seems like there’s always encouragement to do evil.  I tried to intervene, but it only made him more determined. I awoke from the dream incredibly disturbed; however, I had an immediate sense that the Lord was speaking to me through this dream.  Our young people are in real trouble.

We get feedback through our school ministry, Champions for Today, that teenagers threaten to commit suicide; there is bullying, choking, cutting, and other self inflicted damage.  What a tragedy that our kids have come to such despair. It is a symptom of bad parenting, but also a symptom of the condition of our whole society.  We have a moral and spiritual responsibility to invest in the lives of our young people, and my encouragement is that you would pray for our young people and get involved in their lives. Young people today are destroying their minds, and their conscience has become so numb that they don’t realize how damaging their actions are to themselves.

In Ecclesiastes, Solomon sought for joy, pleasure, and every imaginable thing. In the end, Solomon says, “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind” (Ecclesiastes 12:13).

In Matthew 6:33: “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well”.  Young people these days in schools and prisons are trying to prove that they can seek other things and throw God the scraps, and they are ruining their lives, but at Champions for Life we have a better solution.  More like Solomon’s conclusion, “Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man”.

 In Him as always,

With Love,