“Rachel, you watch Ugly Betty?”
“No, Daniel, I was talking about AUNTIE Betty.”

“Violent video games aren’t bad! It’s proven that people who play them actually make better soldiers in the army.”

“James 1:16 says Do not be deceived, my brothers. The lesson I learn from that is: don’t trust ANYBODY.”

Welcome to Jr. High Sunday School. Such are the things you’d hear if you were to step in to my little class. My hope in teaching is to make the Bible interesting and God relevant to the youth so they learn truths that solidify their faith foundation.

Sometimes though, I wonder if I am making any progress. Are they hearing anything??

But if the God we are learning about IS real, then He is not just a subject of study, but is actively at work in my life and theirs. Though there are no dramatic life changes, fruit growth-spurts, or mini-revivals every Sunday, I know that the teens are in the hands of a living God who does transform lives.

My job is to persevere even when it feels like I’m just plodding along without visible results. I need to be faithful and keep plugging at it each week.

Serving God and following Jesus daily is not usually glamorous or revolutionary. Living like God is real is often simply obeying and being faithful to what you’re given – it is made of persistence and consistence.

And it will be rewarding.

“And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.” (Galatians 6:9)