Spring Break is all too well known as the monumental rite of passage for college students and young adults all over the world. Every year multiple tens of thousands of young adults travel to top tropical destinations where they experience the wildest parties, the most beautiful beaches, and the most outrageous resorts!

Cancun, Acapulco, Panama City Beach, Puerto Vallarta, Daytona, South Padre Island, and Myrtle Beach are just a partial list of the “hotspots.” Many tour providers offer huge discounts with complete packages offering the Ultimate Spring Break Experience. They advertise boldly “You can’t miss this opportunity of a lifetime!”

Really?

Others will say, “Ah yes, Spring Break!” The time to kick back, relax, and not think about school and studying. Days filled with sleeping in, watching TV, wearing comfy clothes that just might have been slept in, and showering only when necessary. Weekdays filled with playing electronic games, shopping, movie nights, and maybe even sleepovers. Time to take a vacation with or without family, or just with friends, as you travel the open road together.

For many during Spring Break, it’s about eating whatever they want, waking up whenever they want, and doing whatever they want because they’re on vacation. Living the Spring Break dream. And no one judges them for it!

Again, really?

In Ecclesiastes 11:9 (KJV) God reminds us, “Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.”

It’s good to rest and take a break! Relaxation helps us build up our energies for the things we face in life, to learn more about this, please read “Relax - Guilt Free!” I am a huge fan of vacations, breaks, days off, and anything that gives me a chance to decompress, rest, recharge my bio batteries, and gives me a break from this hectic world.

But here is something we don’t want to forget while we’re on Spring Break. Or a vacation from work, or anytime, for that matter.

Do you stop spending time with God just because you are on vacation?

During this time God can be pushed aside, because, um, well, He probably would not want to be at most of the locations involved with Spring Break activities. Maybe you seem to have so many things to accomplish during your vacation that you are just too busy to stay connected with him.

When you’re on Spring Break or any vacation time, remember it is not a vacation from your relationship with God, too. Vacations are great. Spring Break is fine, provided you remember and live the core values God believes and shares with you. Getting some much needed rest is icing on the cake! But remember: don’t take a break from God!

Continue to read the Bible. Continue to talk with God throughout the day in prayer. Continue to go to church services if you are reasonably near a congregation. I would even dare to say… don’t sleep in every day. Wake up at a normal hour and rather than getting ready for classes, or work, grab a cup of coffee and your Bible, and spend time with God.

This week, enjoy your Spring Break or your vacation time. Just remember that it isn’t a break from God, too. He still loves us and wants to hear from us. He still wants us to live His way of life, and question the societal norms advocated in much of the typical Spring Break activities. Many of those He simply would not want us involved in at all.

And yes, He still wants to be a part of our lives… even while we’re on vacation! Enjoy!