I look forward to more of these discussions! Have you (or anyone reading this heard of BlueFishtv? I think they have a channel on youtube, search “bluefishtv”. Their website is: http://www.bluefishtv.com I’d love to hear thoughts on that ministry as well.

~Victoria

I recently went through a conflict at Church (a man was telling some of the Jr. High youth group to “believe in themselves and dream their own dreams believing that they’ve got what it takes…etc. etc.”). After I asked the man if that’s what he REALLY meant, he assured me that it was. I felt like I had been slapped in the face, punched, and was down for the count. I talked it over with our Pastor and then came home and shared my concerns/feelings/thoughts with my mom as well. I felt pretty low for the rest of the week and by Saturday I was completely out of the Word. Tuesday night I was feeling really crummy (spiritually) and I just couldn’t figure out why….then, it hit me, I realized how long it had been since I sought the Lord (4 to 6 days). That night I literally ended up falling asleep praying. The next morning, I forced myself to get up out of bed and spend time with God. When I opened my journal, I realized that the last time I had written was the Wednesday morning of the conflict! The reading for that day? A text all about God’s people turning away and then Him calling them back and beginning the work of reconciliation, cleansing, forgiveness, etc. etc. The end result: They were going to follow His commands, He would be their God and they would be His people!

All that to say- We all do it; We all let life get the better of us and not only do we begin closing people out, sometimes God gets closed out as well. It’s not right, in fact, it’s downright sinful. But, the good news is, you’ll grow so much when you come back! God will reach you…COOPERATE!

The day of ignorance is over; the responsibility of knowledge is here. Blood is on our hands and Christians need to be informed and reformed.

I think Rock Solid students need to, like you said, start using their resources and media for the express purpose of spreading the gospel. I’m tired of facebook updates that inform me that someone “just had a great mocha!” For Christ’s and gospel’s sake, use facebook to start influencing people. I could care less that you got a “great sleep last night.” Babies are being murdered, the sanctity of life means nothing, and the Bible sits on our shelves with enough dust to scribble “treason” across the front.

Arise, men. Arise women. No more excuses.