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Today’s primary goal is to help you grow in healthy, active church involvement. So: 1) If you are not yet plugged into a church, choose a church to attend over the upcoming weekend, and plan to go. 2) If you are already a member of a church or attend one church consistently, choose one other
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Think of a friend or family member who could use some encouragement, and make a plan to spend time with that person this weekend. What you do together is your choice; perhaps you’ll take a walk, get lunch or coffee, shoot hoops — you know your friend best. Just ensure you have the time and
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Forgive one person you are holding a grudge against. Maybe the person apologized to you already, and you refused to forgive them. Maybe you verbally forgave them but really haven’t let the situation go. Maybe you still have a bad attitude about something someone did to you or said about you. After some prayer, approach
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Think of two people from among your friends and siblings. It doesn’t matter if you know them well or if you have just met, but they should be people in whom you are willing to invest intentionally. Give each of them a call today and ask them two questions: 1) How can I pray for
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Today’s task is to write a letter or card of appreciation to one of your parents (or parental figures). Tell them how much they mean to you. Be specific. Don’t just thank them for always being there and providing for you. Thank them for helping you through a specific situation or for a certain piece
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To warm up, we’d like you to start thinking about friendship. Please read one of the following Boundless articles today (whichever one applies to you): “Men and Friendship” — “Friendship Among Women” Do you agree or disagree with what the author says? How does it connect to your own experiences with friendship? Did you run
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Choose two of the three days this weekend to complete this task. On the first day you choose, sit down with a Bible (one with a concordance could be helpful), and a pen and paper or a journal. Think back to earlier this week when you considered aspects of God’s character, spent time in confession
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Today, we’re challenging you to lean more on the Word of God than nourishment from food. That’s right: We’re asking you to fast at least one meal today. Fasting is a good way to discover what’s really in our hearts. You can learn a lot about yourself when you’re hungry and can’t have food. We
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Scripture makes it abundantly clear that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). Finding our place in relationship to God begins with recognizing our sinfulness and confessing our sins to Him. Spend some time today thinking of ways you have fallen short of what God requires of us. Try
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Close your eyes and think of God. What images or words come to mind? How do you picture God? Write down or draw your thoughts. (You don’t have to write full sentences, but you’ll use these notes later.) Are there some characteristics of God that you don’t think about much? It’s common to think of