wyld life video: we believe in kids.

I think sometimes we don't give kids enough credit.

We assume they're too young.
Too immature.
Too self-focused.
Too unconcerned.
Too "underdeveloped."

I often get caught up in thinking that kids, or "adolescents," live life on the surface, skimming the very tips of various issues, but unable and unwilling to go deeper. We see their smiles, hear their laughter, listen to their big dreams. And we simply take them at face-value.

They're kids, after all. Middle Schoolers. High Schoolers. These are supposed to be the "best years of their life." They don't have a care in the world. They don't ponder the bigger aspects or issues of life. Why should they? They're "just kids."

It's all so simple. They're all so simple.

 

But I started wondering what would happen if we didn't assume. What would happen if we dug a little deeper? What would happen if we didn't automatically presume that they didn't understand? What if we finally took a deep breath, overcame our assumptions, and actually asked them?

Last week at WyldLife Club, that's exactly what we did. We asked kids. We asked them what they thought of the God of the universe. We asked them what they wanted to learn. We asked them what questions they had. About anything. About everything. We asked them what they wanted God to be in their lives, if they wanted Him in their lives at all.

And this is what they came up with.

Click Here--We Believe in Kids