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.

There is necessity for diligence in prayer; let nothing hinder you. –
Steps to Christ, pg. 98
“Switch to camera two,” my friend Matthew instructed.
“Switching to camera two in three, two, one. Camera two, you
are live,” Caleb called over the radio as he switched the cameras that
would be viewed live online. It was graduation weekend at my school,
and my friends and I were live-streaming the event. I sat behind a
computer screen, monitoring the sound and occasionally viewing the
“chat” dialogue where some of our viewers would post comments or
raise questions.
“Nick, check the chat,” Matthew directed again. I swiftly shifted
my mouse across the screen and quite routinely pulled up the chat,
but I was ambushed by what I found on the screen. Five simple words
had just warped a normal job into a hike over explosive eggshells.
“I want to kill myself,” the letters seemed to scream throughout
the room that otherwise reeked with silence. A few interrupting
murmurs revealed that none of us harbored a solution. I fluttered my
fingers restlessly over the keyboard, but I couldn’t seem to conceive
anything to say. What could we say? What could we do? Would the
man choose to live? I had an urgent desire to reach into his brain and
change his mind, yet I was helpless—or was I?
“Please!” I silently screamed to God. “Change his mind!”
Would my prayers be enough to save the man’s life?
While I am going through life struggling to change the hearts
of myself and others, the Holy Spirit is urgently begging me to ask for
help. I truly want to change the world, yet I realize I can’t.
All I can do is connect with the One who can.