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Summer brings all kinds of things: humidity, sun, vacations…and all too often laziness!
The college-age stage of life isn’t the most consistent period of life anyway, but the lack of routine during the summer months can bring a real sense of laziness. Extremely late nights, sleeping in until lunch time and floating around all day until the night’s social activity can quickly become the new routine. Many will work full-time, saving money for the coming school year. But, typically, the summer brings freedoms unlike any other time of year. The lack of maturity of most college-age people shows itself in the inability to handle the lack of structure in their life.
Summer can be a good time of relaxation and reflection. It can be fun, doing things we don’t have time to do during the busyness of school. But, it can also become a time of unhealthy focus.
The lack of routine birthing laziness is also often signs of inconsistency and laziness of areas of faith. The inconsistencies that have now set in by the end of July always plays out in areas of faith! My recommendation for your week with students would be to help them think through their relationship with God. Are they getting lazy in that too? How much are they connecting with God, seeking His will? What is the priorities of their summer and how does that play into their faith?
It can’t be in weird/legalistic ways, but during this time of summer we have to intentionally keep our students focused on what really matters. Summer can be good, but not if the entire thing is spent on ourselves! This, from a biblical perspective, is inappropriate.
Oh, by the way, how are you doing with this? It starts with us. Are you connected with what God is doing in your life as well as in your students? Or, are you struggling with laziness and a lack of focus as a spiritual leader? Are you in tune with where your students are lacking in faith? Are you praying for them? In order to keep our students focused on the spiritual significance of their lives we must also be focused. Here’s a call to faithfulness…maybe take some time right this second to pray for the people you shepherd! You’ve surfed the net and read enough blogs – it’s time to focus on what really matters.
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