1 John 2: 27
"27 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him."
Youths in the church are looked down on a lot by older members. They are labelled because of their foolish youthful actions which these older members deem "unacceptable". Instead of trying to correct the youth and lead them down the right path, they spread rumours about them this one minute, and the next minute are in their faces smiling and saying "God bless you". Many youths sit and think to themselves "Why won't they give us a chance to prove our strength?". "If they don't like what we do, why don't they teach us what to do?". This is a sad, yet true fact.
Those are very good questions to ask, especially the latter. These people have the knowledge and skill and wisdom, yet they sit and criticize instead of teach. That is one of the reasons youths are rebellious and don't want to stay in church. There is too much judgement of the youths. Many youths say " I wish I knew what to do, but i don't have anyone to teach me." If you're a youth with these thoughts, there is someone who is more than willing to teach you- the Holy Spirit.
John 14:16- "But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you."
This scripture shows the holy spirit being a teacher. He will teach you all you need to know. He not only teaches, but empowers you as well. In old days, the elders of the church would take the youths under their wings, and share their wisdom with them. Nowadays, the elders are not so much into teaching youth, but rather finding faults with their youthful actions. Youths are willing to learn, but they are not being taught by elders. That doesn't mean that they still won't learn anything. What the church fails and refuses to teach, the holy spirit will teach. If you commit yourself to being used by the holy spirit, there's no limit to the great things you can achieve.
Yes people will talk and say all manner of things against you, even the very people whom you expect to be prime examples in the church. That shouldn't stop you from being the power-packed young person that you were destined by God to be. You were created to be great, and no matter what obstacles are before you now, you are still going to end up being great. Your latter will be greater than your former. Just have faith in God, and allow his Holy Spirit to direct you.
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Change- D.A Dobbs
Every second in any given day provides one with an opportunity to change. Most times, persons go around saying "I'm not ready yet." or "I'm too young. When I get older I'll consider it." and so many other never ending excuses about why they can't change. Have you ever considered the fact that you may not live to see the next second? Or have you thought about the fact that some tragic thing could happen along your path of life, which will then cause you to discard the whole thought of change completely?
For all the people who like to come up with excuse after excuse as to why you can't change for the better, it's not that they're considering change. It's that they don't want to change, but they make excuses for your comfort. You get this hope that they're considering the process of change, when in reality they just told you something for you to leave them alone. Each time you approach these persons about positive change, especially where accepting Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour is concerned, you hear a different excuse every time as to why they can't do it.
As said before, it's not that they're considering it, it's just that they don't want to change. They love the lifestyle that they have so much, and are afraid to let it go. They think about the fact that they won't be able to do all the "fun" things they are doing now, and will end up in a supposedly "boring" life. This is a life they love to live, and changing that lifestyle would cause their "fun" to end, which is what they don't want. Which is where these excuses come into play.
What many people need to know is that God uses change to make the good better. Note also that God is not the only being that orchestrates change. The devil uses change to make the good turn to bad. There are agents in every person's life that influence both these changes. The mistake most of them make is that they end up embracing the wrong form of change, then end up with regrets later. Good for some, they get to make a u-turn and go forward with the positive change. For the not so lucky others, they end up in tragic situations before they even get to think about the fact that they had embraced the wrong form of change.
In life, there will always be persons enforcing change, both good and bad. The results of that change depend on whether you chose to embrace a change for the better, or you chose to embrace a change for the worst disguised as a change for the better. You may be asking "Is it possible for bad to be disguised as good?". The answer to that is YES IT IS POSSIBLE. The devil has a way of presenting our destruction as something good, or irresistible. In doing that, we would be subtly tricked into accepting destruction. It is also possible for good to be disguised as something bad. Again, the devil has a subtle way of doing things. He can cause the good to look just as repulsive as his bad changes should be, which would cause you to unknowingly reject the good and accept the bad.
One needs to know when each is not its own, so we don't end up choosing the wrong thing. I urge all who read this: know which form of change to embrace. Don't just rush into or reject any form of change. Rushing into these things may cause regret later down in life, and statements like "If only I had known." will be flooding your thoughts. Let us all be careful of the change we embrace.
For all the people who like to come up with excuse after excuse as to why you can't change for the better, it's not that they're considering change. It's that they don't want to change, but they make excuses for your comfort. You get this hope that they're considering the process of change, when in reality they just told you something for you to leave them alone. Each time you approach these persons about positive change, especially where accepting Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour is concerned, you hear a different excuse every time as to why they can't do it.
As said before, it's not that they're considering it, it's just that they don't want to change. They love the lifestyle that they have so much, and are afraid to let it go. They think about the fact that they won't be able to do all the "fun" things they are doing now, and will end up in a supposedly "boring" life. This is a life they love to live, and changing that lifestyle would cause their "fun" to end, which is what they don't want. Which is where these excuses come into play.
What many people need to know is that God uses change to make the good better. Note also that God is not the only being that orchestrates change. The devil uses change to make the good turn to bad. There are agents in every person's life that influence both these changes. The mistake most of them make is that they end up embracing the wrong form of change, then end up with regrets later. Good for some, they get to make a u-turn and go forward with the positive change. For the not so lucky others, they end up in tragic situations before they even get to think about the fact that they had embraced the wrong form of change.
In life, there will always be persons enforcing change, both good and bad. The results of that change depend on whether you chose to embrace a change for the better, or you chose to embrace a change for the worst disguised as a change for the better. You may be asking "Is it possible for bad to be disguised as good?". The answer to that is YES IT IS POSSIBLE. The devil has a way of presenting our destruction as something good, or irresistible. In doing that, we would be subtly tricked into accepting destruction. It is also possible for good to be disguised as something bad. Again, the devil has a subtle way of doing things. He can cause the good to look just as repulsive as his bad changes should be, which would cause you to unknowingly reject the good and accept the bad.
One needs to know when each is not its own, so we don't end up choosing the wrong thing. I urge all who read this: know which form of change to embrace. Don't just rush into or reject any form of change. Rushing into these things may cause regret later down in life, and statements like "If only I had known." will be flooding your thoughts. Let us all be careful of the change we embrace.
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