Prayer at School

My time in High School were some of the roughest years in my life.  I had every temptation thrown at me and it was hard to live the life that God called me to lead.  I never expressed my faith publically in school and you wouldn’t have known that I was a Christian unless you went to my church.  I regret those days because I missed out on so many opportunities to Share the Love of Jesus to so many hurting students.

There was one day a year that I would make an effort for God which came in September when students from around the world would gather at the Flagpole to pray for their school, government, and the military.  To be honest with you, most years I forgot about the event and just kind of showed up at the end of it.

Praying in school is one of the most bravest acts of worship that a Christ Follower can do to honor God.  It says that you are not ashamed of the Gospel and you stand for something bigger and better than yourself.  This year, students from Seacoast decided that they were going to make prayer a priority at their school.  Since the beginning of the school year there has been a dedicated group of students praying at the Flagpole every single day.  They don’t care who sees them.  They are making a stand for their faith and praying that God would infiltrate their classrooms.  They have a huge heart for seeing every student come to know Jesus and they are actively pursiung the Great Commission that Jesus has called them to. 

Last week the school printed an article about the group because of the growing curiousity from students.  God is doing great things through these students and I am so proud to be their Youth Pastor!

Click below to read the article!
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~ by joshray on October 14, 2008.