This week we talked about what God has made all of us to be -- royalty. He did not make us to rule over others, but to rule over life.
Seeing ourselves as valuable and capable of doing what God has destined for us to do is not just a suggestion. So many people carry around their low self-image like some sort of badge of honor. Humility is NOT low self-esteem. We are children of the Most High God. We are more than conquerors. We are kings and priests.
The Word does not refer to us as lowly worms and the downtrodden of society. We have to change our perception of who we are and what we can do.
We also talked about increasing our level of expectation as a teenager. Society has created a very low level of expectation for teens -- to the point where just doing the bare minimum in life gets teens recognized for "excellence" and "leadership." God did not delineate the teen years as some sort of vacuum from accomplishment. Throughout the Word, God refers to children and adults -- no young adults or teenagers.
We will always live up to our level of expectation and not much more. So, when society develops such a low level of expectation for teens, it is no wonder that most teens live up to that expectation -- we sit and listen to iPods, play video games and, when faced with communicating with an adult, we speak only in grunts. And society seems okay with that. I say we need to rise to a higher level of personal expectation.
We also spoke a little bit about having a battle plan for when the "less than" thoughts come to us. If we do not have a plan to defeat the negative and low-expectation thoughts when they come, we will lose every time. We need to have Scripture ready to use and speak when those thoughts arrive.
THIS WEEK WE WILL BE ATTENDING THE MAIN SANCTUARY SERVICE FOR PASTOR SCOT'S SPECIAL FATHER'S DAY MESSAGE. SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY!
