AM I STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL?
Friday night I went to a local high school football game. It was the first game of the year at the school where my wife just started teaching. We got there in time for the first kickoff and took our seats about half way up in the stands.
For two hours we watched student after student strive and struggle to find a group to which they could belong. Clicks of friends were everywhere and there was a lot of socializing going on. We sat near the freshmen football team (wearing their white jerseys) and when a varsity player was injured, they all stood together in the stands. Then they went down onto the field. Groups of girls were running around socializing and many were concerned about being left behind from their specific group.
Then I remembered how in high school there is such a strong desire to belong. Kids want the security of being a part of group. They want the excitement of being a part of something bigger than they are. And I realized that I still want all of that.
Of course, I have more self-confidence than I did then. I better recognize people of good character with whom I then want to associate. But I still want the security of friends. I want the fun of being a part of something bigger than me. I want to belong. Don't you.
The good news is, we belong with God. "How great is the love the LORD has lavished on us that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" I John 3:1
For two hours we watched student after student strive and struggle to find a group to which they could belong. Clicks of friends were everywhere and there was a lot of socializing going on. We sat near the freshmen football team (wearing their white jerseys) and when a varsity player was injured, they all stood together in the stands. Then they went down onto the field. Groups of girls were running around socializing and many were concerned about being left behind from their specific group.
Then I remembered how in high school there is such a strong desire to belong. Kids want the security of being a part of group. They want the excitement of being a part of something bigger than they are. And I realized that I still want all of that.
Of course, I have more self-confidence than I did then. I better recognize people of good character with whom I then want to associate. But I still want the security of friends. I want the fun of being a part of something bigger than me. I want to belong. Don't you.
The good news is, we belong with God. "How great is the love the LORD has lavished on us that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" I John 3:1
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