FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT

My Child,

I know, you are becoming weak.

But please...stay strong.

I am your Heavenly Father, and I assure you...I will care for you.

Trust me.

My sons and daughters, trust me.

You are completely and entirely worth my love.

I don't even need you, but most importantly...I want you.

I've chosen you.

Do not lose your enthusiasm in my word.

Do not lose heart.

"For peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give. Do not let your heart be troubled, and do not be afraid"

John 14:27

My Child, 

I will bless you in all you do.

I will give you strength and life.

But know this: ask all in Jesus' name and for the right reasons.

 Then I will give to you...

in my own timing.

So fight this fight to win love over anything else.

Fight the good fight against fleshly, worldly, and immoral sin.

Use my love as your ultimate weapon.

Clothe yourself in Biblical truth.

Surrender your anxieties.

Give up your troubles.

You are a conqueror.

You are a Child of a King.

Oh dear Child, I love you, I will protect you.

            ~Your loving Father

Dear Christian teens,

This week I felt God leading me to write something that He has spoken to me several times.

I hope you all will hide His words in your heart and cherish them forever.

sincerely,

                Sophie

GOD PLEASER

Dear Christian teens,

As a Christian girl, I like to think that I'm honoring the Lord.

In fact, many times, that is my prayer.

I pray that my focus ultimately lies on honoring Christ and enlarging the Kingdom of God.

I also pray that that will be the prayer of Christians as a whole.

I pray that as a family of God we will open our minds and hearts to the Lord's will and His call on each of our lives.

And in this life, as we are constantly honoring Christ through our sharing and witnessing...

we get so engrossed into the lives of others.

Our compassion grows in numerous ways, (which is amazing) but maybe too much.

We love others, and we give, and give, and give.

We are looking to all the needs of others that we forget our own spiritual needs.

We begin to feel the need of pleasing people to the point of losing the perfect 

"receive and outflow of God's love."

If you'll allow me, let me shift your perspective.

From my own experience, in friendships and in ministries, I've plunged into God's plan for the person He's set on my heart and I give everything I've got.

Nothing is wrong with this, until you start trying to live up to what that person thinks of you. You try to be a "perfect Christian", and you try to do everything you can to please them and honor them.

In this reminder, I hope you'll hear what God has put on my heart.

Everyday is a form of worship. Our lives are centered around, and surrounded by praise; giving back to God.

The only thing that God asks of us is to receive His love. minister, and share it with others. 

God simply wants us to give back to Him so that He can give more to others.

So we're already doing this, but then we stop doing it as worship to God.

We stress on being a good Christian and we stop doing what we're doing for the right reason.

The reason is:

giving back to God.

Have compassion, but do it because of God's love. Yes, serve others.

But ultimately....serve God.

sincerely,

               Sophie

GO

Dear Christian teens,

I fear we've forgotten.

I fear we've forgotten who we are and what we are called to do.

Last week I wrote about compassion.

Letting go of ourselves, and looking through the compassionate eyes of Christ.

Have you done that this past week?

Have you lived for the Lord and gone outside of yourself?

So I'm afraid we've forgotten.

Christians...

Have you forgotten what to do?

You've gone through the motions of "honoring the Lord"

You've lived your life for Christ.

What are you missing?

In the midst of this chaotic life you've lost the meaning, the true meaning, of WHO you are. WHO you are called to be as a representative of Christ.

You don't know what to do now.

You've carried out the challenge of sanctifying your life.

And now, you have compassion!

But what's next???

go

I want to live for Christ.

But my biggest fear is that I've failed.

So I look at everything that I am.

Then I try to fix it up.

I straighten out each kink and wrinkle of my personality.

But now I've truly failed.

I've forgotten!

My purpose is not to be perfect!

It is to live for Christ and share my life of Christ with those around me!

God calls us to something greater...sometimes something greater beyond our understanding.

So I challenge each of you to GO.

Go when you feel a little push from the Holy Spirit to talk to that person sitting alone at lunch.

Go, and don't fear the outcome...God will take care of the results!

Go, and minister.

And through your every day life, use your talents and gifts to relate and create conversation.

Share your faith with others and multiply the Kingdom of God!

Amen!

sincerely, 

             Sophie