God’s Presence

Anxiety is prevalent in our world today and can often feel disruptive to lives, plans, and relationships. But what is anxiety, really? Why does it seem to be showing up more and more in and around us? How do we help our youth wrestle with the weights of a world that does have very real challenges without being overcome with anxiety? In these four session study, we will work through a theological and spiritual perspective of anxiety, fear, and worry. It will help youth gather tools for our mental health toolbox for the anxiety, worry and fear in all of us.

Job understood what it meant to suffer. The wisdom provided in the book of Job helps us to understand God's presence in struggle.

This is the second devotion on the back to school year. Stress and social anxieties that accompany school experiences, but God is with us. He cares for us as our refuge and strength in trouble.

When we want to ask why, we can look to the cross. We can know that God has not abandoned you and never will.

God is the creator of all things and He holds all things together. Resilience is part of His work in holding all things together inside of us and between us. This five part Bible study series on Resilience helps us to think about how God can create in us a resilient identity in Christ that is tied to our emotions and mental health, our relationships, challenges, struggle, hope, and God’s promises.

In our third devotion based on a teen response, Sarah reminds us that God can and will use you no matter where you go.

In another devotion from a quote from a teen, we remember that everyone needs someone to hear our heart. God promises to listen to anytime someone calls upon His name in prayer.

This skit and devotion work together to talk about the importance of prayer. Youth may doubt God is listening to their prayer, but this discussion will help them think about God's response. The key focus is that God hears all our prayers to Him. We can love and trust Him to answer our prayers according to His will.