After just two days of turndowns and slammed doors, I quit. Had I been selling a product I believed in and felt would really help my customers, I might have had the motivation to weather those rough times. But money was my only motive. At the first sign of resistance, I gave up. Likewise, there will be many rough times in every youth worker's experience.
Youth work is neither glamorous nor frivolous.
It is hard work and has its discouraging moments. No speaking course, book or paycheck will take us through those tough times. Sharing the message of Christ's love with the young people of our world is a challenge unequaled in its importance and urgency. Only an unquenchable desire to share that message of love, will carry us through. We can approach our ministry with such a sense of commitment because we have the opportunity to address the most challenging, unique and wonderful audience in the world.