Make your faith your own

We had a great start to our return back to school with some excellent musical leadership this week. A team of musicians from CTI Music Ministries led us in praise and worship at Monday morning’s chapel. The seven-member team includes a Smithville Christian alumnus: Calvin DeVries (class of 2009).

“I am excited to be here and to share what God is doing in my life,” Calvin said.

He challenged students to make their faith their own.

It’s not enough to say that you are growing up in a Christian home or that you attend a Christian school, Calvin said.

“You can’t live two separate lives – one at school and church and the other on the weekends when you are out with your friends,” he said. He encouraged students to make the school theme for the year – LOL or “Live Out Loud” – true in their own lives.

“I am not going to be telling you that serving God is going to be easy,” he said, describing what he is giving up by spending a year travelling with the music ministry. “But God is always with us and we can push through because God has us in his hand.”

We may have struggles, he said, “but God can always use us. We don’t need to worry about the little things.

“I want to challenge you to put yourselves out there.”