Since the beginning of this year I made a conscious decision to always say "yes" to doing the things that scared me. That's why I said yes to preaching in front of a hundred people and that's why I performed a male vocal solo at the Student Convention. Both these things scared my socks off, yet I have leant so much from them and grown in confidence, purpose and faith in God.
Often teens are saying that their lives get kind of boring. They always dream of adventure like we see in the movies. I mean what guy hasn't thought life would be a heck of a lot cooler if he was a secret agent or something.
I know that everyone at some point must have wished that their lives weren't so boring. Me included. I was always looking to the next thrill, the ultimate adventure. That's why I love mountain climbing. There's nothing like being 2000+ metres up knowing that if you make a mistake you could fall over 1km to your death. I know this ain't for everyone, but this is my kind of adventure. Yours might be having a romantic relationship or traveling the world, but the problem with these adventures is that they are very temporary and lack purpose. Yet we do them because we do not know that our Father in Heaven has the ultimate adventure waiting for each one of us. His adventure for us has been hand crafted by Him for us and always has purpose.
But here's the catch. God's adventure for your life has been designed to stretch you and get you to move outside your comfort zone. If we want to live the ultimate adventure we need to be able to overcome our fears. That's why I recommend - always do what you are afraid to do - if it is beneficial to others.
A teenager's life does not have to be boring. God has an exciting adventure waiting for all of us. All He asks is that we be available and willing: Willing to do the hard stuff even if it scares our socks off.
In the next post I will give you some practical steps to overcoming fear.
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