The Fine Balance

There is a maxim that states that balance is the key to life. That being said I have seen a divide that separates the church: The youth movement versus the older generation. Energy versus wisdom. Passion versus wisdom. And the list could go on. Mistrust on each side that hinders and destroys a true partnership.

The ideal balance that the church should hinge on is upon the wisdom, experience, and sacrifice(s) of the elders fused with the passion and energy of the youth. This partnership should be as a race in which the baton is passed with love and received with honor and respect by the youth.

But too many times the opposite occurs as misconceptions, agendas, and so much junk stands in the place of getting down to the point of effective ministry and healthy church body. Friction and mistrust builds as the older generation cannot trust the younger generation to carry the message and youth just get plain tired of fighting upstream against an untrusting current.

There is an importance concept that must be understood and digested. God doesnt need any one of us. He can do it how He pleases. The older generation needs to understand that its not about them anymore. You have been feed. You have been taught. Now its time for the younger generation, sinners, and new souls. Thru years of church going they ought to be spiritually mature enough to not be coddled and soothed like a baby and fed every other second.

On the otherhand, the younger generation needs to respect, honor, and take in consideration the older generation's fears, ideas, and opinion. To have much admiration and genuine love for the generation that went before is a must. We must never forget what got us to where we are at.

There has to be a mutual understanding and partnership. Or the underpinnings of the church will crumble into fragmented and bitter parts that is so far from God that it is unrecognizable.
There has to be a mutual recognition that we need each other. The youth in ministry has to recognize the importance of wisdom and experience and the older generation must be cognizant that they need new fresh ideas, passion, and energy.

Lets work together in seeing this done. God would so bless His Kingdom if His kids would stop fighting each other.