I used to play basketball with a girl who thought that if she didn't play good enough her parents wouldn't love her as much. I tried to tell her that it wasn't true, but she didn't believe me. Some of you might have certain talents or abilities and you might think that you have to perform well to be loved and accepted. Whether it's a sports team at school, honors class, or anything else you're good at, you don't have to be perfect at it to be accepted by the people who care about you. I'll be honest, your peers, such as the popular group at school, might not accept you if you don't excel at a certain sport or talent. But the people who really love and care about you won't judge you if you aren't amazing every time you perform. Here are 2 things to remember when it comes to talents and abilities.
1. All Talents Are God-Given No matter how good you are at something, you have no right to boast in yourself. God is the one who gave you your abilities. 2 Corinthians 10:17 says [But he who boasts is to boast in the Lord.] When you boast in your abilities, give God the glory. 2. Use Your Talents to Further the Kingdom No matter what it is you're good at, you can always find some way to minister to people. You can invite the people on your team or in your class to church, you can tell them about God, or you could just show them the love of Christ by living it out in your own life daily. No matter what the world is telling you, you do not have to perform, or perform well, to be loved and accepted. Always remember that God gives you your talents and that He wants you to use them to glorify Him.
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Today I'm going to be giving you a few useful, Godly habits for you to take with you in life. I know that some people think that what they do now doesn't affect their future, but that's not true. Even though you're still a teenager, the habits you form now highly affect your future. Here are 3 good habits for you to form now.
1. Spending Daily Time With God This is the most important habit you could form. If you don't have a solid relationship with God, your whole life will be a complete mess. And any good relationship comes by conversation and spending time with the person that you're forming a relationship with. What I like to do is wake up in the morning and pray and read my Bible and my devotional first thing in the morning. I'd encourage you to set up a schedule that works for you. 2. Living Out the Fruits of the Spirit I wrote a post that talked more about this topic not too long ago (you can read about it here). While living out the fruits of the Spirit can be a difficult task, it's a worthwhile habit to form. 3. Serving Others Sometimes serving others is not something we enjoy doing. Especially if the person we're serving is unappreciative, rude, or selfish. We might think we're "too good" to serve people. Jesus served people without thinking twice about it. He washed his disciples' feet when they should have been the ones washing his feet. He was a King, and not only that, He was God, but He put Himself below the lowest of the low. That is what we should strive to do, no matter unappealing it might seem. So there are 3 Godly habits to form now to take with you in life. [Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. Therefore, "Come out from them and be separate," says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. 2 Corinthians 6:14-17]
A lot of girls think that they can get into a relationship with a non-Christian guy and not be affected by him. They think that maybe they could change him and make him become a Christian. Or, they think, "We're just in high school, it's not like we're gonna get married". God doesn't want you to be "tied" to unbelievers. His Word is clear that we should not form bonding relationships with unbelievers. Marriage is the ultimate binding relationship. God does not want you to be tied to an unbeliever in marriage. And since you should only date someone who you would potentially marry, you shouldn't date non-Christians either. You start a relationship with someone who isn't a Christian thinking that you can change them, but in reality, they start to change you. You find yourself compromising on your standards. You start to drift away from God because your relationship doesn't have Him at the center. Your boyfriend isn't a Christian so his way of living doesn't line up with the Bible and he convinces you that certain things are "okay" to do or it's "okay" to act a certain way. You start to believe him and before you know it, your relationship with your boyfriend is much more important than your relationship with your Savior. As much as you hate to admit it, you're not even worried about following God anymore. You're just worried about not ruining your relationship with your boyfriend. Truth be told, your relationship is probably going to end. Because God isn't the most important thing in your relationship, you start to get selfish. You think that you're supposed to be the most important thing in your relationship. When in reality, God is supposed to be the most important. You can save yourself a lot of heartbreak if you avoid dating someone you wouldn't potentially marry just for fun. When there's a guy who wants to date you, or who you want to date, I'd encourage you to first seek the counsel of God, your parents, your pastor, and other godly people whom you trust. Also, check out these posts for more on this topic: Don't Date Just Because It's the Norm 3 Characteristics of a Godly Husband One of the top lies in today's culture is that God isn't enough. People say "if only" I had this or "if only" I had that, then I'd be happy. For example:
"If only I had God and a boyfriend, I'd be happy (for more on that, see here). "If only I had God and parents that didn't fight, then I'd be happy." We don't realize that God is enough to satisfy us. If the only thing we had in the world was Jesus, we could be happy. Notice how I said we could be happy, not that we would be happy. I said that because if we don't realize how amazing God really is, then we won't be happy. If we stay in that "if only" mindset, then we can't truly be happy. We're believing Satan when he says that we need more than God to satisfy us. But that isn't true. If I had nothing that was valuable to me, no clothes, no house, no anything, but I still had Jesus, I would still be happy. Because Jesus is really all you need. [My God will meet all your needs. He will meet them in keeping with his wonderful riches that come to you because you belong to Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19] This scripture is a promise from God that anything we need will be given to us by God. It doesn't say that our boyfriend will meet all our needs. It doesn't say that our favorite music artist will meet all our needs. It says that God will meet all our needs. If you're looking to things of this world to fulfill your needs, you're looking in the wrong place. You might find temporary satisfaction in a boyfriend or other things of this world, but you won't find lasting satisfaction until you find Jesus Christ. I know this post was kinda short, but I hope that you took what I said to heart and will look to God for true and lasting satisfaction. Have you ever felt like no one cares about you? Not God, not your parents, not your best friend, nobody? I know I have. We all go through seasons where we feel like no one cares and we feel all alone. Well no matter how far away God seems, He is always there. You’re not feeling this loneliness because everyone has left you, you’re feeling it because Satan wants you to believe the lie that you’re alone and that no one loves or cares about you. But that is not true whatsoever. Even if everyone else in the world were to leave you, you will always have Jesus there for you. Here are 5 scriptures to help you battle loneliness.
1. Deuteronomy 31:8 [The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.] This scripture is what God told Moses to tell Joshua when Joshua was going to succeed Moses as the Israelites’ leader into the Promise Land. It was a promise from God to Joshua, but it’s still a promise today to you and me. 2. Psalm 91:15 [When they call to me, I will answer them; when they are in trouble, I will be with them.] This is a promise that we should never forget. Jesus will be with you in all your troubles. 3. Isaiah 43:1-5 [Do not be afraid. I will save you. I have called you by name—you are mine. When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you; your troubles will not overwhelm you. When you pass through fire, you will not be burned; the hard trials that come will not hurt you. For I am the Lord, your God. … because you are precious to me and because I love you and give you honor, do not be afraid—I am with you!] This is my favorite scripture for when I’m feeling lonely. It’s comforting for me to know that no matter what trials I face in life, Jesus will always walk through them with me every step of the way. 4. Matthew 28:20 [I will be with you always, to the end of the age.] This promise reminds us that God will be with us until we die. 5. Psalm 27:10 [For my father and my mother have forsaken me, But the Lord will take me up.] This verse is exactly what I was saying in the first paragraph. That even if everyone in the world turns on you, God will always be there with you. If you struggle with loneliness I encourage you to write these verses down and put them on your bedroom/bathroom mirror, your locker, your car, your notebook, or anywhere else you’ll see them often. Don't give Satan the satisfaction of knowing that you believe that no one cares for you or that no one is there for or with you. |
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