Teens

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For the Young

If I ever had a message for young people it would be this: Don’t be afraid of remaining pure. You don’t have to get involved in some gross sin to be impressive to God. Those things don’t impress him anyway.

This is not to make those who’ve fallen greatly feel condemned. Jesus Christ can cleanse anything—he’s omnipotent. But you don’t have to fornicate, take drugs, and be delinquent, or any of those things if you don’t want to.

I never did. Never smoked, drank or did dope. Never had sex outside of marriage, never broke the law. It don’t make me no saint. I’ve done plenty of other things. Told lies, held bitterness, sinned through anger. You know all the stuff we think is ‘not quite as bad’. You’ll still be judged for it and wear the same punishment, so don’t be fooled.

Point I’m trying to make is I’ve never been impressive in sin and righteousness doesn’t impress anybody. But that doesn’t make it wrong.

Refusing to go to friend’s parties where you know these things will go on is not a bad thing. I did it. I’m boring, I know, but I did it because I love Jesus and my relationship to him is paramount.

So if you’re a ‘goody-two-shoes’ for Jesus; don’t be concerned with others thoughts about you. They may beat you, spit on you, and call you names but when the chips are down you’ll be the one they come to.

Pray for them in their needs. Be kindly compassionate. But stand your ground. You will be surprised how effective your witness truly is.

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