Uncle Rico

So we had 5th quarter after the EF football game at our church tonight. It was pretty fun. We had about 75 kids come. We decorated and made paper footballs and had a paper football tournament. Then we had guitar hero and a Jeopardy game and music videos going. Anyway,
Jeff gave a short devotion about Uncle Rico at the end. In case you don't know, Uncle Rico is a character from Napoleon Dynamite. He is like 35 years old, lives in his van, and all he talks about is his high school football days. His famous quote is, "Back in '82 I could throw a pig skin a quarter of a mile..." He basically left his self worth and identity back in '82. Jeff encouraged students to not be like Uncle Rico. Being a football player or a cheerleader or being in the band is great. We should be able to enjoy those things. But God never intended for us to define ourselves through those things but rather to find our identity in being a child of God. Pray for these youth. It is so normal in the teenage years to "find yourself" but they look EVERYWHERE for it. Our biggest goal for these youth is for them to find their identity in Christ. So please pray that we will know how to teach that and show that.