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"School Is Back in Session!"
I absolutely love the smell of a fresh box of crayons. Even as you read this, you can smell it too, right? Back to school excitement and jitters all at once. I can remember being excited for a new school year to start. Finding out who would be my new teacher, what friends would be in class, the prospect of making new ones, and the overall excitement at learning something new. Aging up to the next grade, or even the next school bracket, it’s the beginning of something new and I am all in. All in. Sharpened pencils, fresh notebook… and then it fades.
Something very similar happens to us in faith as well. We start at a new church, a new prayer group, a new devotion. We go to a retreat and get renewed, refreshed. We are all in, eager to grow closer to God. And then it fades. Why is that? Life.
There is plenty to attribute it to. Our culture, our attention spans, outside voices, or even our personal ego. In all of this, it is important to remember that Jesus’ fire for you never fades. In fact, it never will. Jesus said in Matthew 28:20 “...And surely I am with you always, to the very end of age.”
A relationship means connection, and God wants that with you. Developing a deep relationship with Jesus doesn’t immediately happen. Perhaps this is where our disconnect happens. We are a society of instant gratification, yet it takes time to trust, love, lean on, and surrender to another person, this is the case in our relationship with God as well. We must take steady time in prayer, leaning, learning, and actively conversing with our Savior to build that relationship.
God is not a prayer answering genie and the bible isn’t just a book of stories. It is a pathway to salvation and Jesus Christ our Savior. All we have to do is open that book, open our hearts, and let the conversation begin. And then once that conversation begins, don’t end it there! God will take that little bit you give him and amplify it. Sometimes when we are honest with why we need our faith, and our God, it becomes our answer. It is our answer to that question that actually keeps us engaged and not let our eagerness for God to fade. So then ask yourself, why do you need God?
Let the beginning of this school year also leave you renewed and excited to start a new conversation with God and challenge yourself to keep it going! You won’t regret it.
Leigh Linn Youth Ministry Coordinator
Something very similar happens to us in faith as well. We start at a new church, a new prayer group, a new devotion. We go to a retreat and get renewed, refreshed. We are all in, eager to grow closer to God. And then it fades. Why is that? Life.
There is plenty to attribute it to. Our culture, our attention spans, outside voices, or even our personal ego. In all of this, it is important to remember that Jesus’ fire for you never fades. In fact, it never will. Jesus said in Matthew 28:20 “...And surely I am with you always, to the very end of age.”
A relationship means connection, and God wants that with you. Developing a deep relationship with Jesus doesn’t immediately happen. Perhaps this is where our disconnect happens. We are a society of instant gratification, yet it takes time to trust, love, lean on, and surrender to another person, this is the case in our relationship with God as well. We must take steady time in prayer, leaning, learning, and actively conversing with our Savior to build that relationship.
God is not a prayer answering genie and the bible isn’t just a book of stories. It is a pathway to salvation and Jesus Christ our Savior. All we have to do is open that book, open our hearts, and let the conversation begin. And then once that conversation begins, don’t end it there! God will take that little bit you give him and amplify it. Sometimes when we are honest with why we need our faith, and our God, it becomes our answer. It is our answer to that question that actually keeps us engaged and not let our eagerness for God to fade. So then ask yourself, why do you need God?
Let the beginning of this school year also leave you renewed and excited to start a new conversation with God and challenge yourself to keep it going! You won’t regret it.
Leigh Linn Youth Ministry Coordinator
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