“The man who would truly know God must give time to Him.”
― A.W. Tozer
Do you want to grow in your spiritual life but don't know how? Check out this spiritual growth paradigm from Peter the apostle himself. You can read it in its original form at 2 Peter 1:1-11.
The stigma behind mental illness is only just starting to fall away as more and more people become educated and awareness on the subject grows, but there is so much more to be done and the church can either reject or accept this. Among Christians, there is an unwritten rule about the taboo that is prescription medication for mental illness as well. But what’s the big deal? Why am I talking about this?
What do we do when there is someone in our youth group who doesn't seem to fit in? The introvert who is not as bubbly as we would like him to be? The emo chick who is not as positive as we would like her to be? The hyper-honest uni student who says it like it is. The spoilt kid who complains about everything...
The openness a person has to learning new things (be it spiritually related or not) is undeniably important. As followers of Jesus we are asked to ‘be in the world, but not of it’ (John 17:15-16)… you’ve heard that before right?
I’m a worship leader and will be the first to admit that my personal experience with God is very much determined by how much of a spiritual high (the best kind of high) I get on Sabbath. And it’s easy to run off a Jesus hit for a few days until the week gets going again and I’m looking forward to the end of the week when I can get another hit of the Spirit.
Have you ever felt like church just doesn't seem to matter? I mean, its cool and all. Its not like you are angry at the church or with anyone in particular. It just seems as though the only major thing that would change if you stopped going was how you spent your Sabbath morning which is quite often kind of, well, blah...