When your plans fail...

It's amazing how God works sometimes. Actually all the time but some things stand out more than others.

We had our high school youth group tonight. It's always an awesome time. I love seeing kids learn about God and have meaningful discussions. This summer we're watching a video series that's basically a reality show where teens discuss major life issues. Then we break into small groups and discuss those issues further. There have been some great conversations following these videos and I've absolutely loved every week of it.

But this week disaster struck.

Or at least that's what it felt like for a while there. The DVD was scratched and kept skipping and eventually we had to turn it off. That meant doing small groups without the video. That meant trying to fill and hour with small group time. That meant more than we were prepared for. But God didn't disappoint. Despite our prayers the DVD didn't work, but clearly He had other plans.

I heard so many stories of amazing conversations that might not have happened if we didn't have all that time. People learned what it really means to have a relationship with Christ, not just follow a religion. It's funny because praying before the night started I told God I trusted His sovereignty. Guess He had it even more covered than I realized. Plus the worship team got to put together a few songs last minute and they did an awesome job of closing out the night in a way that allowed us to praise God for being in control and for wanting a relationship with us.

Wow what a great night. I'm just so encouraged by what happened and how I saw the Lord move. Definitely a night to remember.