Newday

I hope everyone is having a great summer, and enjoying the break from all the work!

I was recently at Newday at the Norfolk showground. If you don’t know what Newday is, it is a huge event run by Newfrontiers. Seven thousand young people come together for 6 days, do activities, hear talks and serve the communities of Norwich. Ultimately, the aim is to strengthen their relationship with God and witness for him – This is the website - http://www.newdaygeneration.org)

There was a lot of great teaching and some amazing experiences over the course of the week. One thing stood out in particular…

One of the speakers used a great analogy, fitting for the holidays – when we go away and we pack up our cars with luggage we tend to put all of the heavy bulky things in first and smaller things like sleeping bags are crammed into the available space. The speaker suggested the bulky things represent the cares of life and the sleeping bag Jesus. Jesus is often crammed into space that has really already been filled.

However, we can make Jesus the biggest thing and put him first. Everything can then go around Him. Over my summer one of my “big boxes” was finding a job. Looking to Jesus first gave me an amazing sense of freedom from the anxiety of finding a Job. Is God getting pushed to the edges of your summer?

Tim