Charted

What is Charted?

Like a master surveyor, Jesus gives us clear directions to find a fulfilling, purpose-filled relationship with Himself - a map to the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Charted is a daily devotional written by the junior class at Fountainview Academy (Class of 2019). Based on the book Steps to Christ, this book explores the path to the Originator and Provider of Genuine Joy. We don't have to be confused about the way. The certainty is in the journey: divinely Charted.

In like manner you are a sinner. You cannot atone for your past sins;
you cannot change your heart and make yourself holy. But God
promises to do all this for you through Christ... If you believe the
promise,—believe that you are forgiven and cleansed,—God supplies
the fact; you are made whole, just as Christ gave the paralytic power
to walk when the man believed that he was healed. It is so if you
believe it. – Steps to Christ, pg. 51
“Have faith, even if you can’t see the answer to your prayer.”
I use to hate this cliché. When my life was falling apart, faith was the
last thing that crossed my mind. How can Someone I can’t see help
me? Why would I put my faith in Someone I don’t know? Questions
like this cross my mind quite often. When I don’t see an answer to my
problems, I tend to forget how many times in the past He helped me. I
forget that even if I can’t see His mighty hand, His hand is still there.
"They say it only takes a little faith to move a mountain... But,
God, when You choose to leave mountains unmovable, oh, give me
the strength to be able to sing, 'It is well with my soul...' I know the
sorrow, and I know the hurt would all go away if You’d just say the
word, but even if You don’t, my hope is in You alone."
That is the faith I need. When artist Bart Millard wrote that
song, he must have been feeling what I feel so often. I need to
understand that God doesn’t always answer me right away and that
He won’t always answer the way I want. I need to believe even if I
can’t see a way through; He always knows what is best for me.
“Lord, please give me the strength to sing when you leave
mountains unmovable. Help me to hold onto You even if I can’t feel
You. Help me to understand when I can’t. Help me to trust that You
know what is the best for me.”