We are the Chosen Generation!

We go to school.  We go to work.  We take care of our younger siblings, and play with our pets.  We read our books, listen to our music, and play our video games.  Most of us probably even go to church.  But, at the end of the day, sometimes you can’t help but know that your life isn’t what it should be right now.  Maybe you feel empty or broken.  Maybe you’re stuck in a routine that is starting to seem quite mundane.  Or maybe you’re happy, but something just doesn’t seem right...

You know what’s going on.  Most of us know what it feels like when we’re not where we should be in our relationships with God.  I’ll have my quiet time with God next week, we promise.  I’ll finish my prayers later, we keep telling ourselves.  Day after day, we find ourselves falling deeper and deeper into excuses. I don’t like reading, so God understands if I don’t read the Bible, or I just don’t have time for this.  Do any of these internal struggles sound familiar? 

We want to be there.  We want to pray without ceasing, or to read God’s word without distractions.  But if we’re honest with ourselves, sometimes we really just don’t want God at all.  Sometimes we keep calling ourselves a Christian, and maybe we pop into church or say a prayer every now and then because we don’t want to go to hell, but maybe that’s the full extent of our relationship with God.  Sometimes we are guilty of only wanting what God offers us, and not wanting God himself.  We want to want him, but we’re stuck there- with that feeling that a deeper relationship is unattainable.  That feeling is a lie, and keeps us from searching for the maker and lover of our souls.

I’m here to tell you right now that God loves you, and he desperately wants you.  He wants you to want him, too.  If you don’t want him at all right now, the best thing to do is to tell him about it- because he knows anyway.  Never be afraid to be completely vulnerably to God.  Ask God to help you want him and to help you love him.

“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” -Jeremiah 29:13

Maybe you could debate topics such as: how far is too far sexually, what is the biggest problem in the world, what makes Christians different from the rest of the world, or why do we worship God.  With these questions, remember to relate it back to the Bible!  Check in and see what God has to say about it.