I have been a tag leader for six years now. When I started out there were five sixth graders in the group, it was a challenge for me to meet them on their level. They seemed so concrete and unable to just sit still for 45 minutes so that I could try and teach them something. Fast forward to last night, three less guys in the group. We went through the first half off Hebrews chapter by chapter discussing what we just read, why the author said what he did and what that means to us. It was great! But I kinda feel like the parent that's sending their child out into the world. It took so long to get to the point where we could sit down and have an awesome bible study and now that, that time is here, my time with them is coming to an end because they are going away to college.
The game of Golf is frustrating and torturous. I go and pay someone so I can carry a heavy bag of clubs for a couple miles usually in the hot sun or in the NW, then in the annoying drizzle. I get all psyched thinking this is going to be awesome. Then I get out there and get nervous, and play like crap except for a few good shots. As I walk up the the steep hill to the eighteenth (last) green I can feel the course laughing at me "you'll be back" and I say ya right I suck at this! About a week will go by and I'll start getting the itch to go out and hit a few good shots again. And hope that this time I'll hit a few more good shots than last time.
When I started as a tag leader I had high hopes for what God would do and how He would work through me. But there were many times when I felt like I plated like crap with a few good shots. What I didn't see was that as time went on, there were more and more good shots. It was a great challenge being a tag leader, and I'm glad it gave me friends and lessons I'll have for the rest of my life.
