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Failure is something that every kid encounters. What should we do to help them learn from their mistakes? As parents of adolescents, you are probably going to find yourself in a moment where your child has failed at something.
As boys become men these are ten great qualities to have as a man. The Bible gives us a great outline for what true manhood is all about!
Someone once told me that you should always say exactly what you think and feel, but that you shouldn't always say everything you think and feel. Let's face it... Junior High is hard! It's a time when feelings seem more important than facts and everyday can feel like an emotional roller-coaster.
Have you ever been searched? I remember how uncomfortable I was the first time I got patted down in an international airport. Being searched is invasive and uncomfortable, but it's also necessary sometimes. In Psalm 139, David invites God to search his heart and his thoughts.
As you know, Junior High is an interesting time! There are some major transitions taking place as these students find themselves somewhere in between childhood and adulthood. This is a great time developmentally when the students really connect to God with their hearts!
Think back to when you were in high school. Do you remember what it was like to navigate all the different friend groups? Do you remember trying to figure out where you fit in? And then there's the ultimate question every high school student asks... Who am I?
1 Peter 2:11 tells us to, "abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul." And we read in Galatians 5:17 that, "the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit." In other words, if you are a Christian, there is a war going on inside of you.
In light of all that is happening in our culture it is more important than ever that we learn what it means for us to “walk as children of the light.” Today I want to give you five things from this passage that will help you learn how to walk like Jesus.