Written by: Cody Phillips<\/p>\n
As we enter new seasons of life, God presents us with new growth opportunities. Often, we don\u2019t seize these opportunities. We tend to stay in our comfort zone and rely on what we are used to and what we can control. Our fear is rooted in the unknown.<\/p>\n
We wonder, \u201cWhat if I fail?\u201d \u201cWhat if I\u2019m rejected?\u201d We begin to doubt ourselves. We begin to doubt what God has called us to. Students face these doubts and fears every August and September. Every new school year is a new season. And doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.<\/p>\n
In Deuteronomy 31:6, Moses commissions Joshua to be the new leader over the Israelites: \u201cBe strong. Take courage. Don\u2019t be intimidated. Don\u2019t give them a second thought because God, your God, is striding ahead of you. He\u2019s right there with you. He won\u2019t let you down; He won\u2019t leave you\u201d (The Message<\/em>).<\/p>\n Following this charge, Joshua is to lead the Israelites across the Jordan River and into the Promised Land. Joshua had no knowledge of how to do this until he heard from God. The biggest challenge today\u2019s students face isn\u2019t hearing from God\u2014but trusting and obeying what He says.<\/p>\n When faced with new seasons, students don\u2019t know if they want to get out of their comfort zone. If a student wants God to transform her life, she need look no further than Joshua\u2019s pattern.<\/p>\n TRUST<\/p>\n strange to us, but to consecrate yourself simply means to fully dedicate yourself to what God<\/p>\n has promised you. In the case of our teens, God has given each student a calling and will<\/p>\n present each one with opportunities this school year to share the gospel.<\/p>\n OBEY<\/p>\n told them to do. They stepped out in faith believing God would provide. This is the hardest<\/p>\n step to take. Students can fall back onto the words in Deuteronomy 31:6: \u201c[God] is right there<\/p>\n with you. He won\u2019t let you down; He won\u2019t leave you\u201d (The Message<\/em>).<\/p>\n When students TRUST and OBEY, God will protect them as they step out of their comfort zone. God transforms His children as they step out in faith. As students go back to school, make sure they stay in the Word of God. Develop their spirits to hear His voice. Upon hearing His voice, He will call them to classrooms and classmates. Encourage them to trust and obey that calling.<\/p>\n Stepping out of their comfort zone and into the leading of the Holy Spirit will enable them to participate in God\u2019s holy work on earth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Trust & Obey - IPHC Discipleship Ministries","description":"Written by: Cody Phillips As we enter new seasons of life, God presents us with new growth opportunities. Often, we don\u2019t seize these opportunities. We tend to"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_slim_seo_primary_term_category":0,"_slim_seo_primary_term_post_tag":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1,305,3],"tags":[749,979,16,188,167],"class_list":["post-3967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-general","category-student-ministires","category-youth-ministries","tag-749","tag-cody-phillips","tag-discipleship","tag-family","tag-parenting","entry"],"title_es":"Conf\u00ede y obedezca","content_es":"Escrito por: Cody Phillips A medida que entramos en nuevas temporadas de vida, Dios nos presenta nuevas oportunidades de crecimiento. A menudo, no aprovechamos estas oportunidades. Tendemos a permanecer en nuestra zona de confort y confiar en lo que estamos acostumbrados y lo que podemos controlar. Nuestro miedo tiene sus ra\u00edces en lo desconocido. Nos preguntamos: \"\u00bfQu\u00e9 pasa si fallo?\" \"\u00bfQu\u00e9 pasa si me rechazan?\" Comenzamos a dudar de nosotros mismos. Comenzamos a dudar de a lo que Dios nos ha llamado. Los estudiantes enfrentan estas dudas y temores cada agosto y septiembre. Cada nuevo a\u00f1o escolar es una nueva temporada. Y la duda mata m\u00e1s sue\u00f1os de los que jam\u00e1s tendr\u00e1 el fracaso. En Deuteronomio 31: 6, Mois\u00e9s le ordena a Josu\u00e9 que sea el nuevo l\u00edder sobre los israelitas: \"S\u00e9 fuerte\". Armarse de valor. No te intimides No les de un segundo pensamiento porque Dios, su Dios, est\u00e1 caminando delante de ustedes. \u00c9l est\u00e1 all\u00ed contigo. \u00c9l no te defraudar\u00e1; \u00c9l no te abandonar\u00e1 \"( El Mensaje<\/em> ). Siguiendo esta acusaci\u00f3n, Josu\u00e9 llevar\u00e1 a los israelitas a trav\u00e9s del r\u00edo Jord\u00e1n y hacia la Tierra Prometida. Joshua no ten\u00eda conocimiento de c\u00f3mo hacer esto hasta que escuch\u00f3 de Dios. El desaf\u00edo m\u00e1s grande al que se enfrentan los estudiantes de hoy es no escuchar a Dios, sino confiar y obedecer lo que \u00c9l dice. Cuando se enfrentan a nuevas temporadas, los estudiantes no saben si quieren salir de su zona de confort. Si un estudiante quiere que Dios transforme su vida, ella no necesita mirar m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del patr\u00f3n de Josu\u00e9. CONFIANZA\r\n\n
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