40-Day Worship Experience Youth Devotionalಮಾದರಿ

Relationships grow by spending time together, and fifteen minutes with Jesus each day will have a real impact on your relationship with Him. God is just waiting to spend time with you! He loves you so much, He wants to be close to you, and He cares about the things you are going through. Being close to Jesus is the heart of the 40-Day Worship Experience.

Remember that worship is more than songs. It’s an attitude: one of surrender, awe, and love toward the God who sees you and knows you. The title “40-Day Worship Experience” points to the personal nature of your time alone with God. I find it helpful to have worship music playing quietly while I am meeting with Him, and you might, too.

Your goal during these minutes is to open your heart and mind to God in faith, knowing that He is right there with you. It’s to trust His grace and surrender yourself to whatever He wants to do in you. I call this mindset of safety, trust, and nearness to God “SurrenderLand.”

I’ve seen the amazing changes that a surrender mindset has brought to my life and to other people, and I believe you will experience them too. These changes aren’t something you have to do on your own. They are the result of God’s work within you as you discover His love in a more real, more practical way.

Today, the first day of our journey, practice surrendering to God and opening your heart to His love. Read the Bible passage below and spend some moments giving God your hopes, fears, plans, and dreams. Imagine yourself in His presence, just resting in his love. Then, use the Reflect question to deepen your awareness of what God is doing in you.

Reflect

What’s one change you hope to see in your life over the course of the 40-Day Worship Experience?