Comments for http://prayerforyouth.org Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:28:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Teenage girls: Total makeover by Lucy Ann http://prayerforyouth.org/2008/09/15/teenage-girls-total-makeover/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Lucy Ann Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:28:03 +0000 http://prayerforyouth.org/?p=18#comment-390 Girls... Thanks for sharing...keep reading, keep sharing ...that's how we all grow and get stronger in the things of God. You all are loved and appreciated. Girls…

Thanks for sharing…keep reading, keep sharing …that’s how we all grow and get stronger in the things of God. You all are loved and appreciated.

]]> Comment on CONFUSION by Lucy Ann http://prayerforyouth.org/2009/10/05/confusion/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Lucy Ann Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:22:38 +0000 http://prayerforyouth.org/?p=23#comment-389 Marysa, You asked about prayer... praying is simply talking with God. God knows your heart, just be opened and honest, as if you were talking to your best girlfriend. God wants to be your best friend, he wants you to share every detail of your day, your life with him. God wants to spend time with you, he looks forward to hearing from you. The more you talk with God, the closer your relationship will be. Talk with God all day, it does not have to be a ritual, just a conversation, and don't forget a conversation is two ways...he wants to talk to you as well, give him time and listen as well. God loves you. Marysa,

You asked about prayer… praying is simply talking with God. God knows your heart, just be opened and honest, as if you were talking to your best girlfriend. God wants to be your best friend, he wants you to share every detail of your day, your life with him. God wants to spend time with you, he looks forward to hearing from you. The more you talk with God, the closer your relationship will be. Talk with God all day, it does not have to be a ritual, just a conversation, and don’t forget a conversation is two ways…he wants to talk to you as well, give him time and listen as well. God loves you.

]]> Comment on Thinking of giving up? Quitting is not an option! by Lucy Ann http://prayerforyouth.org/2010/03/05/thinking-of-giving-up-quitting-is-not-an-option/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Lucy Ann Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:14:39 +0000 http://prayerforyouth.org/?p=31#comment-388 Hey girls, For those of you who have shared that you have friends who are not christian and are trying to share God with them, be encouraged... the best witness for God is your own life. The decisions you make about what you will do or not do, the language you choose to use, and the focus of your life tells a story to all those who know you. Remember that the Holy Spirit is the one who draws people onto himself. Pray for your friends that the eyes of their understanding will be opened,and their hearts will be softened to God. Keep being a great witness to your friends by showing them the love of God. Thanks for sharing with us, and stay plugged in for upcoming articles. You are loved. Hey girls,

For those of you who have shared that you have friends who are not christian and are trying to share God with them, be encouraged… the best witness for God is your own life. The decisions you make about what you will do or not do, the language you choose to use, and the focus of your life tells a story to all those who know you. Remember that the Holy Spirit is the one who draws people onto himself. Pray for your friends that the eyes of their understanding will be opened,and their hearts will be softened to God. Keep being a great witness to your friends by showing them the love of God. Thanks for sharing with us, and stay plugged in for upcoming articles. You are loved.

]]> Comment on Thinking of giving up? Quitting is not an option! by Lucy Ann http://prayerforyouth.org/2010/03/05/thinking-of-giving-up-quitting-is-not-an-option/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Lucy Ann Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:09:56 +0000 http://prayerforyouth.org/?p=31#comment-387 Amielyn, Thank you for sharing with all of us. I stand in agreement with you that you are healed of cancer in Jesus name. May you be strengthened by God's love and healing power. You are loved and God has special plans for your life. Stay close to Jesus. Amielyn,

Thank you for sharing with all of us. I stand in agreement with you that you are healed of cancer in Jesus name. May you be strengthened by God’s love and healing power. You are loved and God has special plans for your life. Stay close to Jesus.

]]> Comment on Thinking of giving up? Quitting is not an option! by Lucy Ann http://prayerforyouth.org/2010/03/05/thinking-of-giving-up-quitting-is-not-an-option/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Lucy Ann Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:06:50 +0000 http://prayerforyouth.org/?p=31#comment-386 Charlene, Relationships are complicated, that is why we have to always be in close relationship with God. It is nice to have friends that are supportive and encouraging, but that does not always happen, especially at your age. Teenagers are trying to figure out so many things and peer pressure is real, but God is bigger than all of that. Allow God to encourage you with his word, spend time with God in prayer, and you can become the friend that encourages others to do the right thing. Regardless of what others are doing, you can still choose to make good choices for your life. Stay strong in Jesus. You are special and you are loved. Thanks for sharing with us all. Charlene,

Relationships are complicated, that is why we have to always be in close relationship with God. It is nice to have friends that are supportive and encouraging, but that does not always happen, especially at your age. Teenagers are trying to figure out so many things and peer pressure is real, but God is bigger than all of that. Allow God to encourage you with his word, spend time with God in prayer, and you can become the friend that encourages others to do the right thing. Regardless of what others are doing, you can still choose to make good choices for your life. Stay strong in Jesus. You are special and you are loved. Thanks for sharing with us all.

]]> Comment on Thinking of giving up? Quitting is not an option! by Danielle http://prayerforyouth.org/2010/03/05/thinking-of-giving-up-quitting-is-not-an-option/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Danielle Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:01:48 +0000 http://prayerforyouth.org/?p=31#comment-383 Hey girls out there. Don't let a friend, classmate, or boyfriend interfere with the way you think. Be a woman with God's heart, someone other girls look to and say,"wow, there is something different about her". Peer pressure is so easy to give into, I know from experience. I went from being the friend you would rely on, to the friend that was taken advantage of. I don't trust many friends anymore and it's a shame. you look at the icing on the cupcake(your friend's first impression) and say wow that looks great and wholesome and then you realize the cupcake is just Styrofoam, that your friend is a phony, she isn't real, and she doesn't have the same interests as you. Many friends can, will be, and are currently like that. It hurts and scares me to think of how many times I've been lied to. But I have 1 friend who isn't like that, and his name is Jesus, my savior. Don't set your expectations so high that even you can't reach the standard. But don't set the bar so low that you don't even bat an eyelash when you know a friend isn't true. Pray to God that he will guide you and keep you on the right path. Yes, you will stray from it, yes you will try to carve another way, and yes!!! you will be pulled from that path but realize God will always lead you back even if you don't believe he cares for you enough or loves you enough. He truly does! We are his princesses and he is our almighty king. He is our daddy and we are his daughters. For He loves us unconditionally. Forever and for always. Never. Ever. Forget that. Signed, Danielle Love and rockets <3 Hey girls out there. Don’t let a friend, classmate, or boyfriend interfere with the way you think. Be a woman with God’s heart, someone other girls look to and say,”wow, there is something different about her”. Peer pressure is so easy to give into, I know from experience. I went from being the friend you would rely on, to the friend that was taken advantage of. I don’t trust many friends anymore and it’s a shame. you look at the icing on the cupcake(your friend’s first impression) and say wow that looks great and wholesome and then you realize the cupcake is just Styrofoam, that your friend is a phony, she isn’t real, and she doesn’t have the same interests as you. Many friends can, will be, and are currently like that. It hurts and scares me to think of how many times I’ve been lied to. But I have 1 friend who isn’t like that, and his name is Jesus, my savior. Don’t set your expectations so high that even you can’t reach the standard. But don’t set the bar so low that you don’t even bat an eyelash when you know a friend isn’t true. Pray to God that he will guide you and keep you on the right path. Yes, you will stray from it, yes you will try to carve another way, and yes!!! you will be pulled from that path but realize God will always lead you back even if you don’t believe he cares for you enough or loves you enough. He truly does! We are his princesses and he is our almighty king. He is our daddy and we are his daughters. For He loves us unconditionally. Forever and for always. Never. Ever. Forget that.
Signed,
Danielle
Love and rockets <3

]]> Comment on Teenage Girls Talk About Popularity (or, “being popular”) by Lucy Ann http://prayerforyouth.org/2008/06/16/teenage-girls-talk-about-popularity-or-being-popular/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Lucy Ann Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:32:44 +0000 http://prayerforyouth.org/?p=12#comment-382 Thanks again for sharing your thoughts on this topic, everytime you share you help someone else who is struggling with this issue. I appreciate your different views. Remember, 'fitting in' ~ being 'popular' are terms those around us create to try and put everyone in the same box, and if you don't fit....well...then you are not part of the popular crowd. I am thankful God made us all different. I want to encourage you to be who God created you to be. Being accepted for who you are is a wonderful thing, and for those who do not accept you...I consider that their loss. Stay focused on God's love for you and share that love with as many people as possilbe. There is no fun in 'drama' ...strive for peace in your life. Keep smiling and keep being a blessing to others. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts on this topic, everytime you share you help someone else who is struggling with this issue. I appreciate your different views. Remember, ‘fitting in’ ~ being ‘popular’ are terms those around us create to try and put everyone in the same box, and if you don’t fit….well…then you are not part of the popular crowd. I am thankful God made us all different. I want to encourage you to be who God created you to be. Being accepted for who you are is a wonderful thing, and for those who do not accept you…I consider that their loss. Stay focused on God’s love for you and share that love with as many people as possilbe. There is no fun in ‘drama’ …strive for peace in your life. Keep smiling and keep being a blessing to others.

]]> Comment on Teenage Girls Talk About Popularity (or, “being popular”) by Danielle http://prayerforyouth.org/2008/06/16/teenage-girls-talk-about-popularity-or-being-popular/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Danielle Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:49:19 +0000 http://prayerforyouth.org/?p=12#comment-381 I don't like the term popular because it is so vague. Im going to be a freshman this year and I consider myself popular but popular for the right reasons... I'm not popular because I wear name brand clothes, or make fun of people for no apparent reason.. I'm popular because I'm nice to people and I treat them like human beings. Popular is as popular does... The gossiping is unnecessary, though I admit I'm not perfect and I have gossiped before, but I look at my friends who are in spats every day with each other and its all because one spread a rumor, or stretched the truth. Drama is stupid and I don't know why most girls in my class thrive on that. If there isn't some type of drama during the day, well then to them its just plain boring. I don't know about anyone else, but I'd prefer a crazy boring day to a day where best friends are pitted against each other. And I probably get talked about too, the label goody two shoes is thrown around quite a bit, but I don't care. I value my friendships, not my popularity or my status at school. I'm the person who tells the new girl or guy hey and helps them finding their classes, not the one who judges them right away!! I wish more girls could see people the way I see them. I don’t like the term popular because it is so vague. Im going to be a freshman this year and I consider myself popular but popular for the right reasons… I’m not popular because I wear name brand clothes, or make fun of people for no apparent reason.. I’m popular because I’m nice to people and I treat them like human beings. Popular is as popular does… The gossiping is unnecessary, though I admit I’m not perfect and I have gossiped before, but I look at my friends who are in spats every day with each other and its all because one spread a rumor, or stretched the truth. Drama is stupid and I don’t know why most girls in my class thrive on that. If there isn’t some type of drama during the day, well then to them its just plain boring. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’d prefer a crazy boring day to a day where best friends are pitted against each other. And I probably get talked about too, the label goody two shoes is thrown around quite a bit, but I don’t care. I value my friendships, not my popularity or my status at school. I’m the person who tells the new girl or guy hey and helps them finding their classes, not the one who judges them right away!! I wish more girls could see people the way I see them.

]]> Comment on Thinking of giving up? Quitting is not an option! by charlene http://prayerforyouth.org/2010/03/05/thinking-of-giving-up-quitting-is-not-an-option/comment-page-1/#comment-380 charlene Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:01:54 +0000 http://prayerforyouth.org/?p=31#comment-380 hey, things have been really hard for me, especially when i look at the friends i love being hurt in their wrong relationships which they shouldnt be in...i'm a13 yr old and peer pressure is something very hard to fight.i wanna get my life right with god but i always end up in the wrong company, i jus wish my peers woould encourage me to do something right for once. thanx again for the message hey,
things have been really hard for me, especially when i look at the friends i love being hurt in their wrong relationships which they shouldnt be in…i’m a13 yr old and peer pressure is something very hard to fight.i wanna get my life right with god but i always end up in the wrong company, i jus wish my peers woould encourage me to do something right for once. thanx again for the message

]]> Comment on CONFUSION by Marysa http://prayerforyouth.org/2009/10/05/confusion/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Marysa Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:30:08 +0000 http://prayerforyouth.org/?p=23#comment-379 i was reading lauren's comment and i remembered something my youth group leader said. he said to imagine u are sitting in ur house playing a game and a famly member knocks on the door. u open the door and see that this family member that loves u a lot. they have a huge present in their hands thats for u. instead of accepting the gift and thanking them for it u shut the door and go back to playing your game. this represents turning away from God's gift of love and forgiveness that was given to us when Jesus died on the cross for us. however, u can still accept that gift! the offer never goes away! when u accept that gift God will enter your heart! know why u have accepted this gift- because we are human. we arnt perfect and we make mistakes. we sin. but in accepting this gift God will forgive us! accept it as soon as possible and pray telling God you accept it. i was reading lauren’s comment and i remembered something my youth group leader said. he said to imagine u are sitting in ur house playing a game and a famly member knocks on the door. u open the door and see that this family member that loves u a lot. they have a huge present in their hands thats for u. instead of accepting the gift and thanking them for it u shut the door and go back to playing your game. this represents turning away from God’s gift of love and forgiveness that was given to us when Jesus died on the cross for us. however, u can still accept that gift! the offer never goes away! when u accept that gift God will enter your heart! know why u have accepted this gift- because we are human. we arnt perfect and we make mistakes. we sin. but in accepting this gift God will forgive us! accept it as soon as possible and pray telling God you accept it.

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