Hijacked!

Tonight for youth, we are starting a two week series entitled "Hijacked".  We are going to present to the students how our lives, if we are not careful, can be taken over without us even knowing!  I wanted to give you a little insight on my sermon tonight.

The thing about our lives becoming hijacked is that no one plans for it to happen.  No one says "I want to be a (drug addict, homeless, etc.) when I grow up!"  But, if you look around, you can see people who lives are messed up and are entangled with sin.  So how do we become "hijacked"?  We position ourselves.  Every decision we make will determine the direction of our lives.  Sometimes we make decisions that allow the enemy to set up camp and before long, we find that he is winning battles.  Proverbs 4:23 says "Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life."  It's what I talked about in the 'Heart Examination' blog - what we allow to store up in our hearts will come out in our lives.

Sampson never intended on becoming subject to abuse and torture over a girl.  But, because he allowed temptation to 'hijack' his life, we sacrificed the ability God blessed him with.  Which led to his capture, blindness, and ultimately his death.

What happens when we become hijacked?  Someone else is in control.  The enemy takes over and influences you to make decisions that bring you further away from God.  That's why Peter said "I am warning you ahead of time, dear friends.  Be on guard so that you will not be carried away by the errors of these wicked people and lose your own secure footing.  Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 3:17-18)

Next week I will follow up on the idea of "Hijacked" and talk about how we can prevent it from happening.


If the Lord should remind you, pray for the students who are apart of Drive Student Ministries and the staff and volunteers.