While the prophet Samuel was young, he lived in the Temple under the spiritual guidance of Eli. One night God called Samuel’s name, but he thought it was Eli. After this happened several times, Eli realized the truth and told Samuel to go back to bed and if he heard the voice again to respond by saying…

Speak, Lord for your servant is listening!
1 Samuel 3:9b

God did call and Samuel listened. This began a relationship with God that went on throughout Samuel’s life. In fact, in verse 19, it says, “The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of his [God’s] words fall to the ground.”

At another point as Samuel was an old man, he addressed Israel: “I have been your leader from my youth until this day. Here I stand.” The people agreed that Samuel had led them with integrity and honor all his years, but it began when he was young.

It all started for Samuel when he made a connection with God at an early age. And he chose to continue to connect with Him daily throughout his life.

It’s tough being a Christian student today, isn’t it? You have to make a lot of choices about who you are—and who you’re not. You have to try and follow God in a world that misunderstands Christianity and tolerates its principles less and less all the time.

What if, like Samuel you:

• made a connection with God as a young person?
• declared, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening”?
• never let any of God’s words “fall to the ground” in your own life?

Gather with others at this year’s See You At The Pole. Begin to pray now that God will help you overcome your worries about standing up for him just this one morning a year. Join hands with your follow “soldiers in Christ” and lift up your school, the teachers, your principal in prayer. And Connect with your community - and God - in a way you may not ever have before.

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