The inspiration of young people

Last weekend Ruth and I met a small of group of young people who are just over half way through the Growing Leaders Youth Edition course. What a great group of people they were! Here was a group of young people who were passionate to see God use them and excited about where he might lead them.
That experience has given me fresh motivation this week to keep looking at how God uses me and where he might want to lead me and I often find that this happens to me when I talk to young people. They are a real inspiration as they are not tarnished with cynicism or disappointment in what Church could, and should, be like. I think this is why Paul told Timothy to set an example to all believers about what it means to follow Jesus (1 Timothy 4:12). We could really benefit from listening to the young people in our churches, hearing their stories and being inspired by their passion for God.
Andy