I've seen a disturbing pattern developing in my church. In the last year there have been a number (most of them in fact) of young men who have turned their backs on what God has for them. The even more disturbing thing is that most of these men have had great ministries or the potential for ministries. This kind of worries me because I am another young man who is pursuing ministry in the church. However I cannot turn my back on God. I think Satan is trying to smash the things that God wants to do by attacking some of the leaders who would pose a threat. Personally I have had many things this year that have made me consider turning from God. I've had failures with sin that made me feel like I couldn't turn back to Him. But He has been faithful! God's grace has helped me to turn my back on those things that undermine my relationship with Him.

I think we need to be praying for the men in the church (young or old). I realize that the same thing is probably happening to women too, but the growing number of wayward men is something that has come to my attention.