CYIA 2014

Just got home from one of the best CYIA Training School years I have ever experienced!!  For those who haven't heard, CYIA stands for Christian Youth In Action and it's where teenagers (ages 13-18) are trained how to teach the gospel to kids with one week of classes and teaching.  Have you ever heard of 5-Day Club?  Good News Club (GNC)?  Good News Across America (GNAA)?  That's us!!

How Small

It's that time of year where teenagers from high school are sent out into the world with a big ceremony we all call graduation.  I went to one today because I knew a few of the people graduating.  As I listened to the Valedictorians and Salutatorian give their speeches, and as they all received their diplomas, I couldn't help but think about how short life is.  I mean, to the parents of the kids graduation, it seems like yesterday they were starting kindergarten...and now here they are, graduating high school and going off into the world to colleges and jobs.  It might not feel short to some of us, but honestly, we are just small things in this HUGE universe.
I watched an amazing video by Louis Giglio about the planets and stars and how great and big our God is.  As I watched it, I was amazed at the fact that even though we are some of the smallest things He created, He loves us more than the birds and the trees.  So I guess the point is, since our lives are so short, we should worship and honor the God who made us while we're here on earth, and share His light to others around us every day.  I don't know about you, but right now, I feel pretty small compared to the huge and amazing God we get to worship every day.  Don't waste your time here on earth, because "it won't be like this for long."