Fuel 'er up

In my years as a student in youth ministry and a pastor in youth ministry, I've seen and experienced my share of spiritual roller coasters.

As a teenager, I remember going to trips like Fuel, coming back all fired up for God, and then in 3 weeks I'd fall right back into the same sinful and complacent ruts. As a pastor, I've come back from trips like Fuel and have been so excited about the Revival I was sure was about to break out, and then I'd helplessly watch as the fire burned out in students lives.

So what's going to stop this endless cycle of growing closer to God, and then backsliding away from God? The answer is FUEL.

By Fuel, I don't mean the trip we just went on. I mean sacrificial obedience. Common sense tells you that when you stop putting fuel on an actual physical fire, soon the fire will die out. In a spiritual sense, when we stop putting fuel on the altar of God in our lives, soon the fire will go out.

So to hopefully start a discussion, I ask this: "What is some Fuel you are going to put on the altar of God in your life?"