Leaning on God's Guidance

On our first Friday of the school year at GRCMS we gathered as a student body to reflect upon our theme for the year: Psalm 46. In chapel we talked about three parts to the psalm:

God is our FORTRESS, even in CHAOS.

We have HOPE, if we BELIEVE in God’s protection.

BE STILL. Submit to God.

I look forward to seeing how our staff, students and chapel speakers will develop our understanding of Psalm 46 throughout this year as we learn to BE STILL and submit to God. As a child, part of my upbringing through home, church, and school was the tradition of memorizing parts of Scripture. I did not fully understand the importance of this practice. Now, as an adult, I have times when previously memorized scripture pops into my head. They are little reminders that God is guiding my steps. Recently I was reminded of Psalm 23. I found the words of the Psalm replaying through my head…The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul… and I realized a clear connection between Psalm 23 and our theme Psalm 46. Much like in the three parts of Psalm 46 mentioned above, Psalm 23 reminds us that God is our shepherd. He is our fortress in the chaos, we have hope in Him, and he brings us to stillness (quiet waters) where He assures us that we will have all that we need.

I am thankful that at Grand Rapids Christian Middle School we can lean on God’s guidance through scripture. Our students are encouraged to hide God’s words in their hearts! Who knows when those important words will, for them, become little reminders from God to guide their steps!? Thank you for sharing your students with us and giving us opportunities to walk beside them in their faith journeys!

Your Partner in Christian Education,

Sara M. Seth

How have you found a way to BE STILL this week?