The aim of our charge in youth ministry - 2

1 Timothy 1:5 "The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith." – ESV

The aim of our charge is love and Paul encourages Timothy that this love comes from a pure heart. Loving our students comes from a heart that God sees. It comes from a heart where God weighs every motive. We don’t love our students outwardly, while our inner motive is to be like by them. If we are caught in this duality we need to cry out like David for a pure heart (Ps.51:10). We need to deal with our sin, confess it and ask God to renew a right spirit within us. Our students need leaders who possess hearts that have been cleansed from self-centeredness and have nothing but the glory of God as their focus. Our students need leaders who actively practice guarding their hearts to remain pure (Prov. 4:23). Our students need leaders whose hearts are solely devoted to God, committed to telling His story and inviting them into it. Søren Kierkegaard summed it up well when he said, “Purity of heart is to will one thing.”