This weekend, I got to go with some of the girls in our youth group to a cabin on Lake Allatoona for a sleepover! It was such a blast! Getting away from it all was so refreshing for me. I don’t get to be in the middle of nature so much anymore, so being on the lake in the woods was so uplifting. I see God’s hand so clearly in nature…it reminds me how beautiful He is, and how great He must be! It was a sweet time for me personally, on top of all of the craziness of the sleepover games and snacks and what-not, to have some quiet time in my own self and be reminded of how amazing God is.
That being said, following you will find some thoughts that I shared with the youth group on our daily devotional page. (A page you should check out…… dailydirection.wordpress.com)
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I just wanted to point something out to those of you who were there this weekend (and to those of you who weren’t)….kind of an add on to what we talked about Saturday morning keeping in mind what Bro. Aaron has been showing us in this series. Remember we read Psalm 139 for our Quiet Time. And what did that show us? God knows us, He knew who we were before we were born. He is always where we are…there is no where we can go to get away from Him! He is everywhere.
Do you know what that says to me? …… He is available!
He is always right there for you to turn to. All of this that Bro. Aaron has been teaching us, its revealing to us how we can walk closer to God Almighty. And the responsibility for closeness of that walk falls on us, the believer. There is nothing else that is left for God to do – He has done all He can to make Himself available to us! He sent Christ to make the way for us to have access to Him. Now we can come boldly to Him! He has given us that ability through the power of the Holy Spirit. He has given us prayer so we can talk with Him. He’s given us His word that we can hear Him talk to us. He has extended out His hand to us and made the way for fellowship! Its ours for the taking!
Now it falls on us…..We must make the decision. Do I walk with the Almighty, following His way? or do I choose to chase my own selfish desires? Its a choice we make everyday….even ignoring the choice, we opt to go our own way. He has already given us the power to live the Christian life – we just have to RECKON that to be true in our lives! ‘How do I do that?’ you ask. Just keep reminding your self of these verses that tell us that our flesh has been crucified and that we now have Christ’s life! Claim that to be true for yourself, in your own personal life! Then all that’s left is to yield – stop trying to make things happen, but to just sit back and let the Spirit live it through us!
Its my prayer to see a group of young people get a hold of these truths early in their life. To see them walking with God, and yielding to His Spirit daily, allowing Him to do mighty works through you all! It’s there for the taking….. now, its up to you!
