Many young people have a strong desire for truth, and truth is a wonderful thing to be desired. Unfortunately, truth can be very elusive and the quest for it can often take you to paths that lead far away from truth. John, a disciple of Jesus, wrote in his gospel that Jesus said “I am the way, the truth and the life.” While you seek the truth, you may encounter these words said by Jesus and they will raise many difficult questions in your mind. These will need to be answered before you can understand and believe what He said about himself.

It is hard to believe in a loving God when you look at world events and see the cruelty of life. When you see human suffering and people experiencing all manner of pain it is hard to believe that “God is love” or Jesus is “the way, the truth and the life.” How can anyone believe what Jesus said about himself when many young people have or know someone who has experienced vile abuses such as war, murder, torture, beatings, starvation, thirst, or rape and other sexual abuses by Church leaders, parents, family members, friends or strangers? There are earthquakes, famines, drought, tsunamis, floods, pestilence, hurricanes, and tornados that kill people and destroy homes and shatter lives. More times than not, these experiences cause one to feel attacked by the world and a God who would control it. This often leads people to disconnect from Jesus.

Some of you grew up in Christian homes and you innocently believed in Jesus, gave your heart to Him and had very real spiritual experiences. Now, your perception of God is that He does not exist or that if he does, He is cruel and unjust. You have tried to prove He is real by praying to Him and asking Him to give you something you need or show who He is in other ways. You feel He has failed to prove Himself and you now believe that He does not care about you. You now feel disconnected from Jesus.

Many of you young adults who have grown up in Christian homes have turned away from Jesus because your parents made you live by rules and a certain code of conduct which you now associate with Jesus. Then, as you grew up you began to see hypocrisy in your parents and those who, when you where young, you looked up to. Your parents and church leaders had formed an ideal in your mind as to how a Christian ought to be and how they should live. Now you have discovered that those who helped form those ideals in you are not necessarily living the ideal Christian life themselves. You have discovered a truth and it has caused you to be disconnected from Jesus. This truth is that people, whether Christians or not, are flawed.

Some of you turned away because you wanted to be free to do what your friends do. When the vices of alcohol, drugs and sex were introduced to you, you participated in them because the temptation was too difficult to resist. Even the strongest willed person can give in to these temptations when your friends, people you look up to, not only indulge themselves in these things but ask you to do the same. But now you find yourself unfulfilled by these things no matter how much you take in. You may find yourself going deeper and deeper to find satisfaction, only to find yourself more and more unhappy. You are disconnected from Jesus.

You may have discovered the teaching of other religions or philosophers on your quest and formed the belief that there is no one religion but all have some truth. All religions and philosophies appear to teach truth about living a better life. Yet only one can offer the truth about eternal life. You may have discovered that walking down these many paths, while on your exploration for truth have only caused you to be confused. All the teachings from other religions and philosophers have caused you to be disconnected from Jesus.

While you are in this learning phase of your life you are going to have many questions. You want answers to life’s questions, you want to know the truth, you want the truth to be confirmed to you, and you want evidence or proof that what you know is true. This is because you want to have confidence in your beliefs and you want them to be established in your life. There will come a time in your life when you will live by the understanding and wisdom which come by experience and time lived, but that time is not now.

Brother or sister, Jesus loves you and he wants to have an intimate and loving relationship with you. He has never turned His back on you, neither for all of your questioning, nor for your explorations of the world with your back to Him. Who He always desires is you. You are His child. You cannot escape His love for you. He will not punish you because your quest has led you away from Him. He wants you to know Him and love Him as much as He knows and loves you. He waits for you to want Him the way He wants you. He wants to answer all your questions about Himself, the condition of the world and the personal pain caused by others and yourself. You need to reconnect with Jesus.

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