Session 7

Looking Up

From It Starts With Me

READ: John: 4:1-42

Our generation has great potential to reach and impact the world around us but this won’t happen as long as our eyes are looking down – fixed to our phones, our shoes, ourselves. If you want to make a difference in your family, your school, your sports team and the world, then it starts with you looking up. 

Technology is a great thing. It allows us to communicate with people all over the world at any moment. Imagine if we didn’t have the gift of technology and we had to communicate without it. Because we have such easy access to technology, it can quickly become a distraction. Instead of our eyes and hearts being focused on the people around us and on the opportunities God gives us, we can become infatuated with our phones and spend most of our time scrolling timelines. 

While Jesus faced many potential distractions (storms, hunger, critics, lack of sleep, betrayal, etc.), He didn’t allow these distractions to draw His attention away from what God had called Him to do or from the people God had called Him to minister to. With our eyes looking up, we will see more clearly the people God has brought into our lives who we can show the love of Jesus to. Only with our eyes looking up will we be able to bring change to the world as we recognize and respond to the people that God has put on our path. 

• Make a list in your journal of your top distractions. If they are sinful, deal with them through repentance and talking with an adult. If they aren’t sinful but are taking your eyes off of Jesus and people, then identify them and make a plan to prevent yourself being distracted by them any longer. 

Jesus wants to use your life to impact and influence the world around you so start looking up!