How to Be a Devoted Christian Teenager

So you accepted Christ at a young age and now you feel kind of like Christianity was something for children. You think you've outgrown it and now it's time to find something new. You know, it's just lots of sheep and an old guy in a nightgown, right? Wrong! Christianity is a relationship with Jesus, the son of God. Sometimes teens feel really dedicated to Christ and doing things in church and at home, but once they hit school, it's back to being their old selves. Keep reading for how to stay devoted to Christ no matter where you are, and how to grow in Christ.

Steps

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Read! Let's say you get an e-mail from one of your close friends you haven't heard from in a while. What do you do? You read it, of course!
- God wrote several letters to you, have you read them? Don't take out your dustyBible and read it from cover-to-cover tonight - you'll never be able to grasp the right concept.
- A good standard of Bible reading time is ten to twenty minutes a day. No less. You can do more if you want, obviously.
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Experience! You can experience the the power of God in your life and know the real happiness which is more than just a religious concept, but comes from having the Holy Spirit in your life. Then you can build up your faith by praying in the Holy Spirit.
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Fellowship! That word means a lot more than casseroles and fried chicken at church get-togethers.
- It means conversation. It means praying together. It means talking about what God is doing in your life. It means building up others who feel down.
- It means no gossiping! If you're a Christian (especially if you go to a public school), you need other Christians to help you out. You need other Christians to give you encouragement and to listen to you. You need advice, too. And you need to give it when you can.
- A lot of public schools have very few devoted Christians, so the best place to start looking for some Christian friends, is, of course, church.
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Learn! Once you become more devoted to Christ, things should become different.
- It's time to show a change in your life.
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Live!! Be different in the way that you live life. Be mature and conduct yourself maturely.
- This doesn't mean that you have to look totally different but it does mean that you must grow christ-like.
- The only way to truly live in a Christ-honoring fashion is to know Christ. You will never know him completely, on earth, but throughout life, by praying and reading your Bible, you can know him more.
- Act the way Jesus did, and that's a life worth living, once you know Christ more than you did at first then you can understand how to live. Think WWJD (what would Jesus do)?