Okay, so in the last post we established that teens are just has capable as adults at acheiving their God-given potential, yet we don't. Why is that? Well, I believe it all boils down to one four lettered word: FEAR. There are three kinds of fear: Fear of the unknon, fear of what people might think of you, fear of failure. (if you can think of more please tell me). I will address each one of these fears in later posts, but right now I will show you one of the best ways to overcome any fear.
The best way to defeat fear is to have a dream or a God-given task. You see, what happens when we have a big God-given dream ahead of us and we keep our eyes on it, we don't notice the fear in our way.
One of the best examples of this is Zach Hunter. At age 12 he learnt about the "underground railroad" that helped free slaves in America during the 1800's. He said that if he was alive then he would have helped the slaves to freedom. He told his mother and she informed him that there are even more slaves in the world today than there were back then. Something moved in Zach and even though he was a very shy kid who often suffered from anxiety attacks, he decided to do something about modern-day slavery. He started a charity called, "Loose Change to Loosen Chains."to begin with he went around his school collecting money from students to help free slaves. It was not long before what he was doing started to spread. By age 15 Zach was speaking at schools and churches all over the place. Then one day he was asked to give a speech at a huge music event with an audience of more than 20,000 people. The day came and Zach was waiting back stage with his Mom. Suddenly Zach felt one of his anxiety attacks come over him and he told his mother, "I don't think I can do this!" To which his mother replied, "You don't have to." In that moment something clicked and he said, "If I don't then who will." Zach went out on that stage in front of 20,000 plus people and told them about modern day slavery. When he came back off stage he said to his Mom, "God met me at the microphone!"
God will also meet you at the microphone. When you step out and do something big for God He will not let you down. If you can keep your eyes on your dream and on God you will not see the fear. It's like when Peter stepped out of the boat to meet Jesus on the water. As long as Peter kept his eyes on his Saviour he stayed above the water, but as soon as he looked at the waves he began to sink.
You have a God-given potential in your life and He will be with you every step of the way. God wants to use you to change this world.
So, what is your dream?
P.S. As a teenager I know how hard it is to find your God-given purpose. For me personally it took a whole year before I found my purpose. In the next post I will try and show you how to find your dream.
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