Society says as young people we are lazy, naive, rebellious, and followers not leaders. The world does not expect much from us as young people and that has transferred over to the church. We are told we need to follow other's examples not be the examples. The bible has very different things to say, and I'm hoping as a young christian myself at 22 years old I can help other young Christians strive to be leaders not followers, to be servants not those who are served, to find worth in God's eyes not the world's eyes. 1 Timothy 4: 12 says, "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."
About me: My name is Caleb I am 22 years old and I recently graduated from Pepperdine University. I am not a young person who has been rejected by society so I am lashing out, quite the opposite. I found myself in college to be a part of the world, I drank, I partied, I went on spring break trips to Mexico, I was in a fraternity, I even modeled professionally in LA for a while. What I realized is that some where along the way I had succumbed to the World's expectations of what a college student should be and put God on the back burner. My mind set was that I had time to be a good Christian and an example when I was older, I realize now that there's no better time to serve God and be an example then the now. I have rededicated my life to Christ and helping young people do the same. I am a pseudo college intern at my church and can't wait to see the way God will challenge me.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
I think the reason you find so many of my posts to be discouraging is because they are meant to be. They are meant to discourage luke warm Christianity, and challenge Christians to live the dedicated lives we are called to live. I’m sorry if you don’t like the way I write or my take on the issues I address but I don’t sugarcoat things, I mean why should we sugarcoat issues concerning eternity. See I too struggle with luke warm Christianity and I’m a tough love kind of person, don’t get me wrong there is plenty to rejoice in, which is why I write posts like “Rejoicing in your reward” not sure if you read that one, but the purpose of this blog is combating societal expectations for young Christians, not praising them or acting like they are “good enough.” I am doing what I feel God has called me to do, and I will continue to do it, and there are plenty of other Christian blogs out there you can follow if you don’t like mine and I encourage you to check them out.
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