Vision Boards & God’s Plan: Dreaming Big Without Losing Sight of Him
Vision boards are everywhere, and underneath the trend is a good question: what do you want your life to look like, and who gets to decide?
Vision boards are everywhere, and underneath the trend is a good question: what do you want your life to look like, and who gets to decide?
As teenagers, it’s time to make your faith your own. The best way to start understanding your faith is by studying God’s Word. You may want to join a Bible Study or reading scripture on your own time may be more your style. Either way, reading the Bible on its own can be hard and confusing. Plus, there are thousands of translations and styles, so picking a Bible that’s actually helpful can be incredibly difficult. Using a checklist of 9 key features, plus highlighting some unique additions, we were able to pinpoint the best Bibles for teens who are growing in their faith:
As we grow in our relationship with God and increase our knowledge of Him, we should be able to walk into any situation and pull out exact scripture and insight from His Word to bring clarity to the situation at hand.
Can you believe in the death penalty but not believe in abortions? You’re still taking a life either way.
Have you ever made a craft, an art project or a science experiment that you absolutely loved and thought it was the best ever? You knew you were going to get accolades, an “A” or win the State competition with your work? It’s an incredible feeling when you devote yourself to creating something that you’re proud of.
We all have a story. We each have history. There are certain chapters and characters of our stories that we love and cherish. But then there are others that we would rather forget and ignore. We want to forget the chapters of our lives that contain our dark secrets and disheartening hardships. Some of us talk to God about those hard times, but some of us keep quiet because we feel frustrated, hopeless and don’t know where God was during those times of pain. We tend to ignore the chapters that hurt the most and pretend they never occurred.
Salt is used in nearly every American recipe. It adds flavor, preserves food and enhances how food tastes. When it comes to the popular scripture in the Gospel of Matthew (5:13), we often focus on our role as Christians being about making God look good, preserving Him and increasing others interest in Him. We’re supposed to “spice” God up and make Him more “flavorful” so other people find Him appealing.
In worship and prayer, body language speaks to God just as much as words. Read a personal journey in discovering how body language communicates to God.
Moses deals with various chapters of his life: sin, redemption and God’s calling on his life. Some of these chapters are out of his control.
Heaven will be filled with lots of people. In fact so many that no one person can count them!