1 Peter 5:8-9
Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. We are living in a PG 13/R rated society. It is especially hard living in this kind of society being a teenager. There are lies and temptation in every corner. Try not to speak garbage into your life. Do not listen to garbage and do not watch unkind things. Like 1 Peter says, keep a sober mind and remember that the devil will try to set you up to fall. Things you say, do and listen too will affect the outcome of choices you make in life. Even if I tried to describe the week my family and I have had, you wouldn’t even believe it. A small gist of it would be, my grandmother tore her meniscus and will have surgery, my grandfather tore his rotator cuff, my mother has her car in the shop, and my father is buried deep into his job. Things finally started to look up when I woke up Tuesday to the news that I would soon be heading to the beach. Best news I had all week to be honest. By saying that, I am not throwing myself a pity party. I know that people have it much worse than I and this is small potatoes compared to the children in orphanages wishing they could have a family. Or the people in Africa that need clean drinking water. I am just stating that life will get you down, things will spiral downward and not end up the way you predicted. Resist the devil and stand firm in your faith. Don’t shy away from the Lord because you are a chosen generation. You are kings and queens. You are called out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary. You aren’t basic or boring. The devil will get you down, but turn to him and say “Not today, Satan.” and keep going!!! You never know who has been or is going through the same situation is you. Xoxoxo, ALI B!!!!!!!!
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Wendy Crider
6/30/2017 09:27:52 pm
Thank you for sharing this. We must encourage one another and build up Champions for Christ!
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Ali b
7/2/2017 09:20:28 am
Thank you so much! ❤️
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Patricia Cook
7/1/2017 01:07:48 pm
You are a special young lady chosen to speak to many. Keep up the good work. You will be rewarded. Love you
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Ali b
7/2/2017 09:20:43 am
Thank you. I love you! ❤️
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