[reallifenewsletter] FCC - YS Student E-mail Newsletter #168

Hello all!

We are going to shoot for Feb 26 as the weekend for the ski trip.
Please let me know if this won't work out for you since we still have
time (for a short time) to make changes to that date.

We've been studying how Jesus ministered and interacted with people as
we look to be disciples who make disciples. We're currently in Matthew.
We've also started Lee Strobel's "The Case for Christ". Lee started out
as an athiest who was an investigative reporter for a Chicago newspaper.
When his wife became a Christian, he couldn't believe it and set out to
disprove Christianity and the claims of Christ and found that the
evidence pointed him to the truth that Jesus is who he said that he is,
namely God. It is a good book if you haven't read it before. It is one
that can be given to someone who doesn't believe in Jesus or who is not
sure etc.

In the good news department: Becky got accepted to Allegheny with a
scholarship offer and Hillary was accepted to the nursing program at
Kent! Way to go! Becky still wants prayer that she'll get a
scholarship(s) big enough to make it affordable. Jennifer has taken the
challenging steps of following God's word to her to pursue a nursing
career. That required a change of school which was hard along with the
uncertainty of where to go exactly - kinda like when God told Abraham to
go to a land He would show him - but he didn't know where that was until
he got there. Pray for her too that God would give her courage and
direction.

All for now...
-Nathanael


YS STUDENT E-MAIL NEWSLETTER #168
January 17, 2005

Contents
1. Something for Your Heart
2. Surf Report
3. Forgettable Fact
4. Potent Quotables
5. Parting Shot


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1. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART

Here's a brief reflection on the song "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life"
by Stacie Orrico

"I've got it all but I feel so deprived
I go up, I come down and I'm emptier inside

There's gotta be more to life
Than chasing down every temporary high to satisfy me."

Do you ever feel empty inside? One of the things about being a Christian
is that it requires honesty, even with ourselves. And if we are honest,
we will have to admit that all of us feel empty at times.

I've felt it. It is a hollow feeling, something inside is just not
right. And as I go through the day, I feel sort of, well, blurry. Things
seem slightly out of focus and muddled. All the color seems to drain out
of life leaving a bland feeling. But there is an answer for those empty
days: spend time with the Lord.

"For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things"
(Psalm 107:9).

God has promised to satisfy every longing of our souls. You know,
sometimes we don't even know what is missing from our lives; we just
know something is wrong. At those times, especially at those times, we
need to run to the Lord.

There's always a great temptation to rush to fill those empty places
with the things of this world, perhaps by spending money, eating or,
even worse, resorting to drugs, alcohol or bad relationships. Those
things are only distractions, and the distraction will only last for a
short time. They cannot cure the problem and often leave us feeling even
emptier than when we started.

In the song "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life," Stacie Orrico sings about
trying to fill the emptiness of life with temporary highs. In this song
she searches and cries out for the answer. The answer is found not in
the song but in the pages of the Bible.

Nothing created by man can fill a hole in the human heart that was made
by the Creator. God knows what you need. He has the answers. Often what
we think we need is not what will lead to lasting happiness because we
only see things from the vantage point of earth.

But God, who knows the end from the beginning and the depths of every
person's heart, knows the destiny he created for you and the path to
that destiny.

There is more to this life than temporary highs, amassing wealth or
chasing fantasies. But the only One who can reveal to you the something
more you need is the One who made you.

If you are having an empty day, turn to the unlimited source of love and
life. Turn to the Lord. He satisfies the longing soul. There is more to
this life.
(Suzy C.)

Daily Reflections from Solid Sounds, copyright 2005 The Good News
Broadcasting Association, Inc. (Solid Sounds). Used by permission. To
receive daily Reflections by e-mail or to read on-line, visit:
http://www.solidsounds.org

2. SURF REPORT

~ What a God
If you ever need to be reminded about what an awesome and mighty God we
serve, this site is the place to go.
http://whatagod.com

~ I Hear America Singing
Do you like music? Have you ever wondered where popular music--songs you
can sing along to--got its start? If so, check out this site.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas

3. FORGETTABLE FACT

More of your brain is used to control your thumb than your stomach.

4. POTENT QUOTABLES

If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can
satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another
world.
- C.S. Lewis

The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum,
it makes one.
- Benjamin Franklin

Do not give your heart to that which does not satisfy your heart.
- Abba Poemen

5. PARTING SHOT

Pessimist's blood type: B-negative.


Copyright 2005 Youth Specialties











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