Why do I continue to do what I do?

So lately I have been wondering if youth ministry is where God still wants me to be, or if I should do something else for a while. This is not the first time, it goes in waves. And I'm sure it's not the only profession where people ask this question. I'm sure my brother ( a teacher) or my friend (a social worker) or my friend (a bartender) etc all ask themselves the same question. Luckily when I'm not sure of the answer...God IS! God has many times (not always, but a lot of the time) spoken to me through music. Lately (as I said) I had been questioning if I was suppose to still be doing this, and trying to find motivation to do my job, and then God spoke. He had me pop in the Kutless CD I had recently purchased for the youth group but hadn't listened to yet. The CD is called Hearts of the Innocent and the first song is the title track. As I listened to the words of that song I was reminded why I am a youth minister in the church, and why (even though I question it a lot) I can not imagine doing anything else!

Hearts of the Innocent

by Kutless

I'm looking down into the eyes of hopelessness

They're crying out to me

I see the pain it's so much more than youth should know

It tears me apart

What can I do to change what I see

This vicious cycle must come to an end

[CHORUS:]Can't you see, we're crushing the hearts of the innocent

We're teaching them to fail

And how it breaks me to see how we're living and punishing the ones that need us to care

To see them hurting

Feels like knuckles to the back of my head

Where have the days gone that a promise was forever

Families stuck together

We wonder why their generation struggles to get by

There's no one to help what can I do to change what I see

This vicious cycle must come to an end

[CHORUS:]Can't you see, we're crushing the hearts of the innocent
We're teaching them to fail
And how it breaks me to see how we're living and punishing the ones that need us to care
To see them hurting
Feels like knuckles to the back of my head

It breaks my heart to see out youth struggling and feeling so lost. Kids these days are far too grown up and are made to deal with things that I could never imagine when I was their age! Hopefully I can help even a few to know the love and grace of Jesus Christ, and how he loves them where they are at.