Day’s Journey Youth Scripture Anchor: Joel 2:25 “I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten…”— Joel 2:25 Sometimes something happens when we are young that hurts so deeply, we do not even realize how much it has changed us. Maybe we stopped doing something we once loved.Maybe we stopped dreaming.Maybe…
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Day’s Journey Youth: After the Rain
Day’s Journey Youth Reflection After the Rain: A New Heart and a New Song Scripture Anchors“I will give you a new heart and put a new Spirit in you.”— Ezekiel 36:26 “But you, mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for My people Israel, for they will soon come home.”— Ezekiel 36:8 “Clap your…
Day’s Journey Youth: When My Heart Hurts
When My Heart Feels Hot With Hurt Scripture Anchors“I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin.”— Psalm 39:1 “This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son into the world that we might live through Him.”— 1 John 4:9 “Anyone who loves God must also…
Day’s Journey Youth: Don’t Hide Your Light
Day’s Journey Youth Reflection Scripture Anchor“You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”— Matthew 5:13–14 Quiet PrayerJesus,Please help me when I feel tired, discouraged, or afraid.Do not let doubt make me hide the good things You are growing in me.Help…
Day’s Journey Youth: The Voice of Truth
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made There are times when a young person looks in the mirror and does not like what they see. There are times when words do not come out right.Times when they feel slow, awkward, or misunderstood.Times when old voices rise up—words someone once said that cut deep and stayed. Maybe someone called…
Day’s Journey Youth: Out of My Mind
Let us begin with a quiet prayer. Lord Jesus, forgive us for caring more about how we look to people than how our hearts look before You. Teach us to walk by faith, not by sight, and help us live boldly for You. Amen. Out of My Mind for Christ Paul teaches in 2 Corinthians…
Day’s Journey Youth: Close the Door
Let us begin with a quiet prayer. Lord Jesus, thank You for being our refuge in noise, confusion, and weariness. Forgive us for the ways we chase distraction instead of coming to You. Teach us to close the door to chaos and open our hearts to Your peace. Meet every young person in the secret…
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Let Us Meditate on His Wonderful Works As David sings praise to God the King, he declares that he will exalt the name of the Lord forever and ever. Every day, he will bless Him. Every day, he will praise His name. For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised. His greatness is…
Day’s Journey Youth: What Seeds are Growing?
Let us begin with a quiet prayer. Lord Jesus, forgive us for the words we have spoken and the wounds we have carried. Heal the places in us that still ache from rejection, cruelty, and broken trust. Teach us to turn away from gossip, whispers, and bitterness, and help us become people who plant truth,…
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Following Jesus or Giving Him Dry Crumbs? Jesus said, “Whoever wants to be My disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow Me.” That verse hits differently when you think about how often we hear the word follow every day. On social media, people ask us to follow them all the time….