Regent Law Students & Alumni Blog

If I can't say anything else for this past week and weekend, I can say that once again my cup runneth over! A few weeks ago, I started working with the youth at my church. Not that I'm far from my teenage years, but I forgot how cool teenagers are! In the few weeks I've been working with them, I have been amazed at what they are teaching me. We have about 12 or so teenagers in the youth group and the average age is about 16, most of them being Juniors and Seniors in high school. I get to talk with them about colleges and what they hope to study. Lately, we've been talking about how to live a gospel centered life among our friends and how to practice forgiveness. I forget how much pressure teenagers face in high school. I'm currently at a Christian school and spend most of my time there and I face a lot of pressures, but not quite like high schoolers. They know so much about the scriptures and I hope that they are really in a relationship with the Lord. It's hard to stand up against the temptations that are so blatant in our society. I think young people, myself and my friends included, forget too easily how God views us. Psalm 139 says He knows you. He knows what you think and feel. He formed you in your mother's womb and you were beautifully and wonderfully made. Our youth need men and women to stand up for them. To confirm that they are fighting well and that they are so precious. One thing I feel very passionate about is the standard older believers set for the younger generations. If they don't see us loving people or loving the Lord and enjoying our relationships with Him, what makes them want to follow us in our faith? There has to be a change in the way we live. It has to be compelling and attractive, not miserable and devoid of anything exciting. We should act like we are Redeemed. We should guard our eyes, thoughts, minds, mouths, hearts, and bodies as precious. If we treat ourselves and others as precious in God's eyes, they will eventually come to think the same of themselves. It has been exciting to get to know these girls and I can't wait to get to know them better! This has been an awesome door that God opened for me.