Christian Life Center / Youth Group

03/22/2024

‭1 Peter 3:15 NASB1995‬
[15] but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;

03/01/2024

‭‭Daniel 12:3 MEV‬‬
[3] Those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who turn the many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.

02/21/2024

Hope In The Lost and Confused Season

Whenever I found myself in the “silent season,” I felt the need to take steps to fix the issue. I’m a solutions person. A fixer. A take-action type of woman. I thought that maybe God was waiting for me to take a leap of faith, and He would meet me where I leaped. However, I felt ill-guided and lost. I found myself asking others, “How do I know what to do?” or having conversations surrounding the idea that I was lost. It was frustrating because I desired to do God’s will and listen attentively, but He wasn’t saying anything. So, not only did I feel He was silent, but amid the silence, I also felt left in the wilderness with no direction.

When we are lost, we sometimes look for guidance in places outside of God instead of waiting. We ask our friends. We ask our parents. We look to Google for guidance. We get desperate. We tend to feel the need to find an answer in hopes that we will gain clarity. But ultimately; peace. We have to be very mindful of these thoughts and actions because sometimes that push to make it happen will bring a counterfeit blessing. What's a counterfeit blessing? A counterfeit blessing will look similar to what you desire, but it’s not. But, it fulfills the desire you have enough to satisfy you temporarily. The problem? You are delaying the real desire you have and will possibly miss it. Just wait! You want what you desire, correct? You want exactly what you asked for and more, correct? Don’t allow a waiting season to trick you into a distracted and bewildered season and end up taking a temporary fulfillment over the best blessing God has for you.

He hasn't forgotten about you. He is always ready to guide you, but, sometimes, the guidance is simply to be still.

Reflection Day II:

Talk to others who have had God answer their prayer that is similar to yours. For instance, I have a friend of mine who had a baby after several losses. It's encouraging to see what God has done for her and it encourages me that He will do the same for me.

02/20/2024

Hope In The Silent Season

There have been times that I’ve asked God multiple times for a particular outcome or desire. I asked, and I wondered. I prayed, and I prayed. Yet, nothing. It started to make me feel as if God wasn’t listening or didn’t care. I was struggling. I was suffering. I found myself asking God, “Where are you ?” I felt like I wasn’t being heard or guided. I was in the season by myself, and God was silent.

I remember years ago desiring to start teaching online. I asked my supervisor, but I was denied. I decided to still teach for the school, and a couple of months later, I decided to move due to a life change. I was out sick one week, and I vividly remember God telling me, “Ask them to let you teach online when you leave.” I immediately said to God "What? Where did that come from?" I didn’t have the courage, but I asked anyway. Little did I know that my superior supervisor had brought up the option of me teaching online the first time I applied; however, my then-immediate supervisor didn’t want me to. However, I had a new immediate supervisor, and she was all for it. I had to wait until the former supervisor left and be replaced for God to answer my prayer.

In silent seasons, though it can feel like God is still; God is usually very active. He is preparing you and, most of all, preparing that desire you have to come to fruition. God is preparing the place for you. Don’t move too quickly and miss your blessing and/or go out of His timing to receive your blessing. Be patient. He is preparing the place for you and preparing you to be ready to receive it.

He isn't doing nothing. He is doing much more than you could even imagine.

Reflection Day I:

Write down times God has answered a prayer for you before in your life. How did it come? When did it come? Was it better than you thought it would be? Sometimes we forget all He has already done for us.

02/16/2024

‭Ephesians 5:1-2 NIV‬
[1] Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children [2] and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

02/11/2024

We would love to see your kids at 10:00 a.m., There is also adult Bible study at 10:00 a.m.come worship with us at 11:00 a.m.

02/09/2024

‭Micah‬ ‭7:18‬ ‭NKJV‬
[18] Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.

https://bible.com/bible/114/mic.7.18.NKJV

02/03/2024

‭Mark‬ ‭4:9‬ ‭NKJV‬
[9] And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

01/25/2024

‭Matthew‬ ‭6:9‭-‬13‬ ‭NIV‬

[9] “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

[10] your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

[11] Give us today our daily bread.

[12] And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

[13] And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’

12/29/2023

#‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6:9‭-‬10‬ ‭MEV‬‬

[9] And let us not grow in doing good, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up. [10] Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who are of the household of faith.

The rule is a given, do to others what you want done to you. (Luke 6:31,

Matthew 7:12)

When we see others in the , we want to , hold the door open, give a to work, etc. most of the time because we would want someone to us in a time of , and a small part of us kind of in .

Not everyone believes in or the , much less follows the commandments. Still do good for these people. They may not return the , but that is not what we do it for.

As we are to our neighbor, we of like should have no problem doing good to each other.

12/24/2023