In Christ, God is our Father, which makes us sons and daughters who can live secure in His love. 

Trying to follow Jesus and become like Him by giving Him a couple hours on Mondays is like trying to have a healthy and deeply connected relationship with someone by only spending a couple hours a week with them. The math just doesn’t add up. But, there are things we can do daily in our normal routines to experience His Presence on a consistent basis in our lives.  

We can feel a lot of pressure to make our lives everything we hope for, and we can think we need to be someone else to make that happen. By looking at the story of God calling Moses to lead the Israelites in Exodus, we see that when we feel pressure, the Lord says we are enough.

In seasons of change, there can be a lot of unknowns. While we don’t always know the specifics of what the future holds, we can live with the assurance that God has good purposes for us and is a waymaker in the wilderness. 

Starting college involves a lot of changes in our lives and sometimes can feel like navigating the wilderness, where we don’t feel settled and at home just yet. By looking at the story of the Exodus, we can see how God leads us through the wilderness with purpose.

In college we can be surrounded by people all the time, but still wonder if anyone really knows us. Loneliness is a reality we experience, but it isn’t something we were made for, and community is the answer! Community is meant to help us know others, be known by them, and navigate following Jesus together. Life is too hard to do it alone.

We belong to a God who is able to do infinitely more than we could ask or imagine. While it can be easy to get focused on all the questions we can’t answer yet about how freshman year is going to go, we want to start the year by believing God for big things–that he has more for us when it comes to our relationships with Him, with our community, and with healing and transformation. 

In light of recent events at UGA, Daniel gave us a powerful message on grief, fear, and hope.