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| courtesy of Teen Challenge |
I was so blessed to hear testimonies from men with Teen Challenge yesterday at church. Each one was so encouraging. However, I couldn't help noticing a trend with all their stories. The stories all started with the fact that they were raised in Christian homes. They all went to church (some even on Wednesday - oh, that's when we get really holy, right), they knew Jesus, knew some scripture, etc, etc, etc. Wow! That is a wake up call!. How naive we can be if we think that just "raising" our children in a so-called Christian home seals their future as something righteous and holy.
I, of course, used this opportunity with our 14-year old daughter. I asked her if she notice something that they all had in common. I then pointed out the fact that they all grew up as "Christians" yet, they still had to make their own choices (usually around the age of 12 or 13). It's not up to parents or church or anyone else. We are all responsible for how we live out our faith, if at all. We are responsible for the choices we make; for the friends we choose, for the things we fill our minds with (t.v., movies, books, music, video games), we are responsible for our decision to trust the Lord with our whole life.
What a great teaching opportunity we had!
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