I woke up Sunday morning excited to face a beautiful sunny day, eager to attend church and then my monthly youth leadership meeting. I love my youth group and our leadership team is my second family. We've traveled together, laughed together, grew in the Lord together, faced tough times together, broke bread together....we've done alot together. But Sunday ending in a way I could never have imagined. I left the leadership meeting with a heavy and broken heart. My youth pastor had told us, amid a face of tears, that he was resigning and the Lord was leading him to another pastorate position in South Carolina. Words cannot describe my relationship with him and his amazing family. He has mentored me, loved me, taught me, corrected me, lived life with me for the past 7 years of my life.
So Sunday afternoon, my leadership team adding another "together" onto our list: we cried and grieved together.
While my heart is broken and my eyes are tired from tears, I know God has a plan. His plan is always perfect, and that's what I'm excited about. God has given me an overwhelming peace about this!
"Its gonna be alright!!"
