A look into what the 9th grade girls are learning in "Thirst" this week from their leader, Nicole:
One of the main things we have talked about is a question that Francis Chan ("Crazy Love") asks and that is, " What do you think would be the FIRST thing out of your mouth the moment you saw God?" We have talked about how we want this question to transform the way that we pray. Far too often we find ourselves trapped in the hurried," God thank you for this day...this food....God please help ME do this, ME, ME, ME...." When you think about the fact that you are coming into the presence of the JESUS of the Bible who is seated on a throne in heaven as Revelation describes, our hurried, unintentional, "check it off the list of things to do" prayers seem as though perhaps they are not really prayers at all. We should learn to pray as though Someone is LISTENING - because so often we find ourselves not in a conversation, but in a hurried rambling of thoughts, not even truly focused on the Lord.
Memory verse: Psalm 63:3 " Oh God, You are my God; I shall seek you earnestly; my soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You in a dry and weary land where there is no water."
I love Crazy Love. My husband and I listened to it on our drive from Fl to Virginia one day. I'm looking into doing a study with it one day. I am going to follow your blog :) Check ours out...We are two youth pastors' wives sharing our lives.
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