The goal is brainstorm, pray and discuss different ways of “taking your everyday life” and giving it up to God as an offering. What would give glory to God? What would help you to remember that he is with you? What would help you join him in loving the world?
Redecorate your spaces:
Your room, locker, myspace, computer background, cellphone, etc…
Put up new pictures, the verse for the week, stuff that will remind you to pray, etc.., Stuff that people might see and then ask you about, etc…
Write your own prayers:
Write prayers for different parts of life like when you turn on the computer, when you first get up, or when you are in the halls at school or whatever.
Put on your God Lens:
During the mission trip to your life you could take the time to think about what God’s view is on the things you are reading in school, the movies or shows you are watching, the music you listen to or other things you are taking in. God might be showing himself to you through these things or some of them may be things that are taking away from God speaking to you.
Special Prayer Time:
What if you took the first 5 minutes of every lunch and found a place to pray for your friends and school? What if you and a few other people showed up at school early one day to pray or during lunch or before practice? Go through a bunch of pictures at home and pray for anyone you see in the pictures.
Encourage and Help People
What if you encouraged a teacher, a friend, someone you don’t know well, somebody new, somebody nobody likes, a neighbor, a family member, a team member, a youth leader, etc…? You could write notes, a phone call, send e-mails, text messages, posts but usually the best is in person.
Take some time to pray and think about somebody God may want you to help or bless like the people listed above.
Connect:
What are some ways you could stay connected to others? Every night you could talk to a few people and maybe a leader about how the day went. You could plan one night out of the week where a bunch of you get together to hang out and talk about how it’s going and to pray for the next few days.
Focused Time With God:
Besides reading the devotional you could read other parts of the bible and ask God what to change you by his scriptures. Read part of the gospels and be changed by how Jesus lived and ask God to send you into your world the way he sent his son Jesus. Set apart time to turn on a worship CD or something and just listen to it and worship God. Take a walk and listen to what God might be saying to you and allow him to fill you with his peace.
Throw A Party:
You could have a bunch of your friends over to your house to hang out and have fun. To close the party or in the middle of it you could share with them how much you care about them and that you want to share with them what God has been doing in your life lately.
What ideas do you have?
Please make a comment below about any ideas you have? Maybe take some of the ideas listed and keep dreaming.
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What is this site for?
This site is for students from the youth ministries @ Christ The King Community Church who are on a mission trip to their lives from Monday January 29th through Saturday February 3rd.
Theme Verse (Try to memorize it)
“So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.” Romans 12:1 (The Message Version)
2 comments:
I've been thinking of ways that I can remember to pray, to reach out to others, and just remind me of this trip that I am on. I think putting reminders in my car would be awesome. I'm driving about 50% of my week from school to school and It's a great time to pray and worship and focus in on what is important as I enter into my classes. Post-it notes on my steering wheel would be great. =)
I could put things in my notebooks and textbooks too. Whether it be a post-it note or a random reminder like a bookmark or a piece of paper with the verse of the week or a picture.
I never eat lunch at school because I'm always going from Ferndale to Bellingham at funny times. For those of us with crazy schedules with running start or just crazy schedules in general, how can we reach out to people?
There are oppurtunities everywhere really... In between classes, in the library, we can be a light and be a friendly face and encouragement to our fellow stressed out students.
What is something that could be with me always where ever I go, to remind me that God is here? A bracelet, a ring, a necklace, something written on my hand, a rubber band or string around my finger? Stickers on my Nalgene? Writing on my shoes?
I started reading my bible on the bus. It is a 30 minute ride to Seattle and it has been a great way to stay disciplined. I have been in the word everyday lately and I definitely feel a difference in my attitude. I am sure many of you don't ride the bus, but taking about 15 minutes out of your day to be with the Lord can really make a difference in your outlook on life!!
When we are close to the Lord it is easier to have the spirit of sharing Him with others. Often, it is just a smile or "how are you" that goes a long way in someone's life.
My sister's aren't following Christ right now so my trip needs to focus on being more of a light in their lives. How can I do this without seeming pushy? I can tell them I am praying for them, make time to catch up with them on the phone or by e-mail and when I talk about things in my life I shouldn't leave out what God is doing. For instance, if my sister asks me what I have been reading lately (since she knows I am a reader) I can tell her that I have been really into reading the bible. Talking about how God is relevant to your life is a great way to share Him without making it seem like you are trying to push God on them.
Do you have family members that you can share the Lord with?
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