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Monday, July 25, 2005
Last night, Brad used part of his teaching time to discuss the importance of spending time in the Word on your own. Not that listening to sermons from Pastor Tim is a bad thing, or taking notes in Sunday School is wrong, or even grabbing books that can help your spiritual growth can be a good teaching tool as well.
But what he was stressing was the importance of you with the Word...alone with God. Just getting in the habit of spending that time allowing Him to speak to you through His living and active Word was one of the most valuable things he got from our ministry that helped him survive and thrive while off at college...
...that time when you're looking for a new church home after having CBC for many years.
...that time when you're trying to figure out who you are and what you're about now that you're away from the day-to-day guidance of your parents and friends.
...that time when so much change is afoot that you rarely realize the rate of that change.
It's a time when you need to learn to "hear" from God, and "listen" to Him...and Him alone.
So, for today, I'd like to ask for some dialogue on this. What can CBC's student ministry be doing more effectively to help you learn this discipline? What changes do teens need to be making now in order to make this habit one you can carry into your adult life?
Brent 5:49 AM
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