God is ALWAYS Doing MORE than You Know!

 I strongly believe that God is always doing more than we know in college ministry.  I recently published a book titled "7 Red Flags In A Dating Relationship" (This is NOT a plug for it!)  This was a talk I did some years ago that I have been requested to do multiple times.  And, I put the outline in my Blog some years ago and told anyone to feel free to use it and different ones told me they had.

A couple of months ago, I decided to put it in book form as at different times people would ask me about it.  Now that it is available, I am getting messages from former students saying, "I still have my handwritten notes from when I heard you do it at ASU."  I got a message from a pastor who said he heard me do it on his campus several years ago and he still has his handwritten notes.

Here is my point!  God has used that talk way beyond any expectations I would have.  Who still has notes from a talk they heard a College Minister give years ago?  I usually cannot find the notes I took during last Sundays' sermon.....LAST SUNDAY.  Probably that speaks more about me.....but, people have notes from a talk they heard years ago.

One former student sent me this message:  "I bought this book for my church's youth ministry because it impacted me so when I heard it."  This was from a former student I don't think even liked me very much.....you know there are some in your ministry like that.

This is NOT about how great the talk is or was.  If I had to rate it, I would probably give it a Medium.  But, God has used it way more than anything I would anticipate.

Two Take-Aways:

One, in these cold days of winter, when students are not there because they don't want to get out or they have the flu and cannot attend.....Or, they have the flu and come and HUG you! Know and believe that God is doing MORE than you know.

Second, usually, when I did this talk, we would hand out an outline that they could take notes on, fill in the blanks, etc.  It would list the scripture passages where I said there were principles that related to dating.  For some reason, students seem more likely to keep these printed outlines as well as it helping them follow along.  I had some student secretaries that were really good about formatting them and putting some art work on them that made them more attractive just than a blah sheet.

Three (I don't count well.) It is a reminder to me of the importance of our speaking to issues they are wrestling with and need help on.....and nobody else is speaking to.  I wish people would tell me they remember when I spoke on the book of Revelation or Forgiveness or The Plan of Salvation.  But, here is the deal, I am not the only one most of my students hear speaking on these and similar topics.  They remember when you scratch an itch no one else is scratching!

God is ALWAYS, ALWAYS Doing WAY MORE than you know!

You can check out Reaching MORE College Students here Amazon.com/dp/B0BMW8NPMN.