Story 5

When looking at this particular group of teenagers and college students, you would have never expected them to take time out of their Thursday night to worship, pray, and seek the Lord, but that’s just what college students at North Central University did last Thursday night just before they headed in their own directions for spring break.

This was no ordinary prayer meeting by any means. These young adults were hungry and striving for God’s presence. After a week of fasting and prayer, this Thursday night was the last and was expected to be better than the last three days. The last three days have focused on a time of reflection, praying for brothers and sisters in Christ, communication from God, and hearing His voice. Thursday night’s meeting wanted to focus on praying with fellow students of North Central and to seek God’s guidance in their lives for the time of action has come.

The worship leader starts reading from Psalm 84:10 and 11, “For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.” College students all around the chapel started worshiping God and singing “Better Is One Day”.

The theme for the night was “You Won’t Relent”. The young adults all over the room and the worship band sang it over and over. “You won’t relent until You have it all, my heart is yours,” the lead guitar player sang, “I don’t want to talk about You like Your not in the room, I want to look right at You, I want to sing right to You,” were the powerful words that were sung during a time of worship and prayer.

Prayer and intercession for teenagers who don’t know God was encouraged. An alter call for college students who wanted to dedicate or re-dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ was held. “Lord we come to You,” a student of North Central begins, “We admit that we need You in our lives and we turn from the rebellious sins of our pasts. We believe that You died for our sins so we can have everlasting life, and that You rose from the grave three days later. Lord, we invite You to come into our lives and come into our hearts to control our lives by the moving of the Holy Spirit. We receive You as our Lord and Savior.” You could hear a pin drop within the sound of that brave, courageous college student who volunteered to lead everyone in the chapel in a corporate prayer.

The prayer and worship meeting was just what college students needed for a great first night of spring break. North Central college student Donovan Carson said, “This was a great, powerful, and inspirational prayer meeting. A great start to a great spring break!”