A note from Youth Chaplain Chris...
“I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.” Genesis 12:2 NLT
This promise of God to Abraham gets at the heart of God and how He wants His people to live in this fallen world. As Christians, we are blessed by the grace and mercy of God in Jesus Christ to be a blessing to others. The blessing of others manifests itself in so many ways. One example is financial generosity. We are blessed at the Lord’s Gym tremendously by the generosity of our donors. Our donors make it possible for these kids to make friendships, learn how to be a good teammate, accomplish goals, learn the Lord’s Prayer and discover the love of Jesus.
Sometimes we as believers are unaware of the extent of the impact our blessing has on the lives of others. When we walk by faith in sacrificial giving, trusting God with the results, He does amazing things that we may not see or consider. The special opportunity to write thank you letters with the kids in our youth program gave me new insight into this. With Tauren Wells music playing in the background, these kids reached into their hearts and loaded the cards with sweet words and thanksgivings.
The kids started by writing the first names of the donors. We made changes to use titles of respect before the donors’ names. The kids also learned how to begin and end a letter with proper punctuation. The same financial blessing that enabled many kids to participate in our programming led to an opportunity for our children to learn how to write a thank you letter, filled with love, to an adult whom they have never met before. God is so creative with how He can multiply blessings. May we all re-commit ourselves to walk with this perspective, eager to bless others with anticipation that the multiplication is coming- all to the glory King Jesus!