It seems like everyone has a boyfriend nowadays. You might feel like you're the only one who doesn't have a boyfriend. Maybe your parents won't allow you to date, or maybe you just haven't found the right guy yet. Well guess what, you're not the only one. I don't have a boyfriend either. Most of my friends don't have boyfriends. But let me give you a piece of advice. Don't get into a relationship just because everyone else is in one. Your friends may be pressuring you to get a boyfriend, but just don't do it. Don't do it until you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is the guy God wants you to be dating. God has a perfect plan for your life [For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11]. Don't ruin his plan so that you can have the temporary satisfaction of having a boyfriend right now. You don't need a boyfriend to make your life complete. So many people think that they do. But our life isn't completed by people, it's completed by God, the author of our life. Your self-worth isn't defined by whether or not you have a boyfriend. It's designed by God. If you just go out and get a boyfriend just because it's the norm and everyone else is doing it, you won't have the true satisfaction of knowing that you're following God's desire for your relationship. Only God can give you lasting satisfaction. You may be satisfied for a short time, but you won't get lasting satisfaction unless you are trusting God that he knows what is best for you in the dating department. He knows when the right time for you to have a boyfriend is, and he knows the exact person who you are going to date and marry. Don't ruin God's plan by rushing ahead into a relationship.
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Summer is coming to an end and school is starting soon. Some of you might go to a private school, you might go to public school, or you might be homeschooled, like me ;). But whether you go to a Christian school or a public one, you're likely to meet people who aren't saved. People who will ridicule you for your faith. And you'll have the decision to either hide your faith so you're not looked at as "religious" or "uncool", or to share the gospel to the people in your halls despite the mockery you may receive. If you are a Christian, then you probably have a desire to share the Gospel, you're just afraid of what people will think. Don't feel bad, I've been there too. You also may be pressured to ditch your faith so that you are able to fit into a certain crowd. Here are 4 tips for how to keep your faith when you're pressured to forget about it.
1. Get A Good Christian Friend Or 2 You won't feel so alone in your faith if you have a Christian friend. Another reason to have a strong Christian friend is because if you do find yourself falling away from your faith, they'll be there to help guide you back to the narrow path. [Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10] 2. Don't put your self in a position where you might find yourself compromising on your faith Set boundaries. Say to yourself, "okay, i'm not going to hang around the kids known for making trouble" so that you don't feel pressured to join them and in the process, throw your faith out the window. [Do not be deceived: "Bad company ruins good morals. 1 Corinthians 15:33] 3. Your faith is strengthened when you share it If you are regularly trying to get others to come to church or just talking about God, then you'll be less likely to disregard your faith. Plus, Jesus commands us to share the gospel [And he said to them, "Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation." Mark 16:15] And lastly... 4. Don't worry about what people think of you I'm gonna be straight with you. You might lose friends because of your faith. People will probably think you're weird or stupid for believing in God. But that won't matter when we're in heaven. There are 4 tips for how to keep your faith in school. Check out this post if you're afraid of losing friends When You Feel Like An Outcast I don't even know how many times I've felt like an outcast. How many times I'm with a group of people and I have to force my way into "the circle". Most times I just give up. I tell myself that I'll always be on the outside of the circle. I tell myself that no one wants to be friends with me, that no one wants to let me into their group. I felt like that for a long time. But then my best friend talked to me and told me that it didn't matter if I was accepted into the group because even if I have zero friends, Jesus will always be there. I wish I could say that I listened to her right away. But I can't. It actually took me years to finally realize that she was right. I don't want you to spend years feeling like an outcast like I did. No matter how much of an outcast you think you are, you're never an outcast to Jesus. He is always with you even when you can't feel Him [A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24]. Who do you think that friend is? If you guessed Jesus, then give yourself a pat on the back because you're right. Even your brother or sister will leave the house and start a life on their own. But Jesus will never leave your side. He loves you more than you could even begin to imagine. He laid down His very own life for you. He died a sinner's death so that you could be His friend. He would've done it if you were the only person in the world. And He'd do it again in a heartbeat if He had to. You might have only a few friends, or you might have no friends at all. But remember that even when no one wants to let you into their circle, you have a friend that sticks closer than a brother. And that friend is Jesus.
[Cast all your anxiety on him, for he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7]
Today's post is a continuous from Friday. If you didn't catch it, you can read it here Don't Be Anxious. Today I will give a 5 lettered acronym to help you overcome anxiety. The first step to overcoming anxiety is to be B.R.A.V.E. Breathe Sometimes, especially when life gets hectic and you start to get anxious, you just need to breathe. We can get anxious over a lot of different things (see my last post for specifics). Just stop and take a breath. Remember Sometimes, God allows us to go through things so that when we get anxious, we can remember what he helped us through and think "He helped me through it once, He can help me through it again". Ask Sometimes, God is just waiting for us to ask Him for help. If we faithfully ask, He will help us. That's a promise [The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. Psalm 37:17]. Visualize Even when we can't see Jesus in the midst of our storms, we can visualize Him with our heart. Elevate When you're climbing a mountain, the pressure goes down the higher up you go. You may be in the valley right now but as you climb up the mountain, the pressure will decrease. God commands us to not be anxious. He says that if we cast all our anxiety on Him He will care for us. When you're battling anxiety, remember to be BRAVE. [Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7]
I could end this post right now. The Bible commands us to not be anxious about anything. Yet I see more and more people around me struggling with anxiety. I want to help them overcome their bondage of anxiety. So here are 4 things that cause anxiety. On Friday, I'll have an acronym to help you overcome anxiety. 1. Words Words have power. The world was created with words. God simply said "let there be light ", and it was. We can also speak things into existence. Things like fear and anxiety, for example. Watch what you're speaking into your life. 2. People Just like we have to watch what we're speaking into our own life, we have to watch what we're allowing others to speak into our life. The world is full of enough negativity. Don't let people feed into your anxiety by letting them speak negativity into your life. 3. Expectations When expectations are placed over us, we get anxious. We get anxious about whether or not we'll be able to complete what we're expected to complete. We get anxious about if we do complete it, will it be completed to the expectations of the person placing it over us. We can also get anxious about expectations we place over ourselves. Don't place unrealistic expectations over yourself. 4. Shame We had a past before we were saved. We made mistakes. Mistakes that we're ashamed of. And although God has forgotten about them, that doesn't necessarily mean that everyone else has forgotten. We get anxious about our past. About the possibility of someone bringing it up. So there are 4 things that cause anxiety. Come back on Friday for 5 ways to overcome it. |
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