Life-Long Faith Journey
By: Jeff Cluver
Last Friday I had the sincere pleasure of sitting in on the Affirmation conversations here at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Listening to these young people talking about their faith journeys took me back to when I was a young man, and I couldn’t help but compare their statements to what I would have said when I was their age. You see, back then I was just checking off the boxes. I grew up in the LCMS. I got baptized (check), I went to Sunday school and church (check), I went to Saturday school and VBS in the summers (check), and I completed Confirmation (check). All my boxes got checked; I was done. It wasn’t that I didn’t believe; it just took me until I was in my early twenties to finally acknowledged Jesus in my heart as my Savior.
Like me at that age, some of these young people were timid and shy, never looking up from their papers and only answering questions when directly asked. Unlike me at that age, some of them were bold in their statements and confident in the love that their Savior has for them. Some were honest with us and themselves that they are still struggling with what it is that they believe exactly. But all of them confessed with their lips that Jesus is the Lord of their life and the one to whom they turn to in times of trouble.
These are some examples of statements that touched me deeply:
“When I am sad, my tears are His.”
“Being confirmed will help me thrive in my journey with God.”
“Jesus needs me and I need Him.”
“I know that my faith will blossom into something great.”
and my favorite is, “He is crazy in love with us.”
These examples clearly showed me that these Confirmands understand that they aren’t “done,” that learning about Jesus is a life-long journey and that there is more to it; that we respond to His love for us. They understand that He has plans for us to spread His love to a world that desperately needs Him. Most of all, it shows me that they understand just how much Jesus loves them, that He is crazy in love with us and holds our tears in His hands.
I invite you all to pray with me for these young people, that they continue to grow in their faith journey, that they would trust in God’s plans for their lives, and that they fearlessly spread the love of Christ to those around them all to the glory of God. Amen.
This generation Imperial was a 6-passenger sedan offered in either velour or Mark Cross leather. And without suckling it she called to a handmaiden who was a favourite, and put it into the inner part of a box and commanded her to throw him into the sea i. Your doctor or pharmacist may adjust your insulin or other medications if your kidney disease gets worse. Even though these conversions are covered in the Converter on this website, they are so common that they have their own converter. Mix the dried foods with frozen foods or live foods like shrimp, microworms and chopped bloodworms. Download the config from here, unzip it and drop it into your JoyToKey folder. It would be nice if Mint could automatically route the sound to HDMI and then to speakers again when you plug and unplug. I think at 4s having the 3rd Flict outside in the 5th fodder slot is cheaper but you probably have it affixed like that already to use as-is. An electrophysiological and neuroanatomical study of the medial prefrontal cortical projection to the midbrain raphe nuclei in the rat. I use it to take pictures for my online business and it works perfectly for that! It is not really a psalm, a devotional song that discusses some feature of the nature and work of God as do the Old Testament Psalms nor a hymn, a song of praise to the Lord nor a truly spiritual song, one that deals with some aspect of the Holy Spirit's revelation in scripture. While Delta notoriously charges astronomical rates when booking premium seats on its own metal, the SkyMiles program has a few sweet spots, especially when it comes to redeeming on partner airlines. Academics An Evangel education combines a Christ-centered worldview with the knowledge and practical experience you need to prepare for your vocational calling. The Canadian brought Dayton an idea for a finished product that could bring the firm commercial success in the fast developing car tyre industry. While the institution was founded during the 18th century, it would not be developed until the 20th century, starting in. Cell cycle control Regulation of cell cycle 1 - Duration:.