Life a Weblog for Young Adults

Tony Merida shared a message at Collegiate Week that we would like to share today. Tony talks about prayer, how we’re all barley biscuits, and how God will use us because He is able.

But how do we know God loves us? There are a host of other reasons, but here are 2 from Scripture, one we would expect and maybe one we wouldn’t.

I know the pain of this economy firsthand. Until landing a consulting gig a few weeks ago, I was at my wits end, staring at the ceiling late at night, wondering how I was going to afford simple things like groceries or my modest electricity bill, let alone rent. If money had ever insulated me from the stark realities of this world, my insulation was removed. I felt the cold wind of poverty blowing through my walls. I felt depressed.

However, my financial desperation also reminded me of a powerful spiritual truth…

Have you ever had an idea that you just couldn’t shake? You know the kind, right? Unshakable ideas are far from normal, everyday thoughts. Instead, these are the ideas that keep you awake at night. They’re the ones that make your heart beat quickly. These are the ideas that drive you out of your present-day mindset and delve you into a world of vision and discovery. They excite you and yet terrify you at the same time because they’re bigger than you are.

Suzanne loves teaching. Her first job, however, was a little more than she bargained for. Suzanne began teaching in Keller, Texas, with a class known for its discipline issues. It didn’t take her long to realize that most of the kids in that class came from a low-income background, and many were neglected or abused. She began to realize the key to influencing their lives for Christ wasn’t in the classroom; it was in consistency.