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FINDING MY WAY
HOW TO DISCOVER GOD’S WILL
Chris Pyatt
The other day as I was heading down the road, I came upon a car that was stuck. No, he wasn’t caught in a ditch or broken down; he was sitting at a stop sign faced with three options. He could either veer to the right or to the left, or he could choose neither of the two and just stay stopped and forego making any type of decision. I watched as he hurriedly tried to check out the GPS on his phone. He was frantic and confused. The horns blasted behind him from cars eager to get on their way which did nothing to help this frazzled traveler. In his mind he had a destination to get to, the problem was, he didn’t know which road would take him there. As I sat there and watched, and no, I wasn’t one of the drivers behind him trying to encourage him with the horn, I began to think of how perfectly this pictured the situation faced by many Christian teenagers. For the past seventeen or eighteen years, they have traveled down a path paved by their parents. It’s a one way road they have traveled lined with school, chores, church, and the rules of the house. For the most part, they have been oblivious to the major decisions of life that have been made for them by their parents or guardians such as where to live, where to go to church and school, and what kind of job is needed to pay the bills. They have been in a cocooned state inside their parents’ decisions. However, very soon that cocoon will fall off and they will have to fly on their own. They will have to decide where, when, and how to fly.
The first ten years out of high school are when most of the major life decisions are made. Decisions that will shape and form the rest of their life. Where do I go to college? Should I go to college? Is God calling me into the ministry? Whom should I marry? Where should I live? What kind of career should I choose? What church should I attend? If they’re not careful, they will make the wrong decisions and find themselves in their late twenties wandering around aimlessly searching for meaning and contentment in their life. Trying to find a higher calling or purpose in life they fill it with family, career, activities, financial success thinking this will bring them fulfillment. However, they are only seeking to replace the one thing they never found - God’s will for their life.
As Christians, we believe that God has created us for a purpose. Our life has meaning. We are not here just to simply exist and enjoy the pleasures and experiences that life brings our way. No, we have a higher calling; a will to fulfill given to us by God. God has a will or a purpose for every life. Inside this will we find how to live life, where to live it, with whom to live it, and why to live it. I believe that most Christian teenagers, if asked, would say they desire to do God’s will with their lives. The problem I find with most Christian teens is not a lack of desire for God’s will. Down deep they truly desire it. The problem I find is that most are clueless on how to find it. They find themselves in the same situation as the man at the stop sign, paralyzed with the decision of which way to go, not wanting to make the wrong decision, but knowing they must move on. Living in God’s will is truly the most blessed life a Christian can live. However, living outside God’s will is the most frustrating and unfulfilling life a Christian can live. How then can young people find God’s will for their lives? How do they find their way?
Walking with God
DEALING WITH FAILURE IN THE MINISTRY
by: Mark Biter
Galatians 6:9 says, “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Probably one of the biggest problems with the subject of failure in the ministry is, what is failure? In Fundamentalism today we are prone {READ MORE}
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FOUR THINGS YOU NEED IN FINDING GOD’S WILL
by: Dr. Steve Heidenreich
I want to thank God for soul-winning people. A soul-winning pastor and a deacon came by our country farmhouse on a Thursday night and led my wife to Christ. They then returned on the following Saturday morning to lead me to Christ. Those will be the greatest days of our life. We should always remember those days to keep us excited through the years of living for Him! We were blessed to have a pastor lead us in our Christian growth. After going to church and following the Lord in baptism, we were able to...{READ MORE}
IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER!
2 Samuel 23:5, “Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not grow.”
May I pen these words to all of the imperfect people? May I write these words to those of you to whom everything has not turned out as you had wished or hoped? May I intrude into the world of those of you who have not lived up to your own expectations? May I dedicate this article to those of you for whom things have not turned out as you dreamed and planned?...{READ MORE}
IS YOUR LIFE A MASQUERADE PARTY
by: Sandy Domelle
Masquerade parties go back to the 17th century with the purpose that people would show up wearing costumes and masks to hide who they were and keep people guessing until the end of the party.
In recent months, as I have helped different ladies, two common sayings I hear are...{READ MORE}
IT’S TOO HARD FOR ME
by: Cindy Crutcher
I married my high school sweeheart! He was my prince charming and I couldn’t wait for our “happily ever after.” Almost 32 years ago, I was expecting my first baby (I was 21 years of age at the time). It was an exciting time. I had dreams of her being the “perfect little child.” I could hardly wait for...{READ MORE}
BE CAREFUL, YOUR TONGUE CAN WORK THROUGH YOUR FINGERS!
by: Bette Owens
When we think of gossip, we think of the phone or whispering; but how about texting, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Faithout, Lifespace, Fundamental Forums or any social networking or so-called Christian networking? Now our tongue isn't the only member that can...{READ MORE}
TRUSTING GOD WHEN YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HIM
by: Tim Trieber
One of the foundational principles of any relationship worth having in life is that of TRUST. Relationships cannot thrive and flourish into what they could be or should be without trust. Take into consideration what the following relationships would be like if trust were absent:
- Marriage - The Bible tells us in the book of Proverbs that, “...the heart of her husband doth safely trust in her.” Standing at the altar, you trusted and still do trust, that the vows your spouse made will be kept, as does your spouse with you.
- The Parent-Child Relationship - The child should trust that, though Mom and Dad are not perfect, they are doing what they believe is in the best interest of their child.
- The Employer-Employee Relationship - When an employer reviews the résumé of a perspective employee, undoubtedly he will ask himself whether or not this individual is trustworthy. {READ MORE}
DOCTRINE AND HISTORY ARE IMPORTANT
by: Gregg Nash
Famed 19th Century Baptist preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, firmly believed the following:
| We believe that Baptists are the original Christians. We did not commence our existence at the Reformation, we were reformers before Luther or Calvin where born; we never came from the Church of Rome, for we were never in it, but we have an unbroken line up to the Apostles themselves. |
Indeed, before the end of the 19th Century, virtually all Baptist historians believed that the Baptists began in the time of the early church. Of course, some non-Baptist historians disagreed, but interestingly, some non-Baptist historians have agreed, including Methodist historian John Clark Ridpath, who wrote the following in the 19th Century: “I should not readily admit that there was a Baptist church as far back as 100 A.D., although without doubt there were...{READ MORE}
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