I just finished a text conversation with a teen who experienced the sudden death of one of his peers for the second time in the past couple months. I encouraged him in the Lord and pointed him to Psalm 121. As I texted him I thought about what we talked about this week at FS Unplugged when I sat in for Anthony in the High School guys group.
We’re talking this month about Morphing into what God intended for us to be. This week in our topic “Not your parents religion” we touched on the importance of becoming Christ-Followers who begin hearing God for ourselves. As a Christian it is SO important to find the place where your faith isn’t defined by what everyone else believes is true but by what God is speaking to you and showing you personally in His word. I challenged the HS guys to read through the book of John this week and ask God a ton of questions.
I can’t be in school with the guy who’s dealing with his friends death and neither can you as parents. It’s in these times that they must know what they believe and stand firm on their own faith in Christ. Parents, I encourage you to begin challenging your teen to find God for themselves and set aside time to get in His word. I recommend buying this book for your teen when you get the chance, it was a huge help for me when I was younger. Thanks for fighting the fight!
