100 Hard Things Challenge

Awesome I’ll get started right away!!!!
Thanks for doing this it really helps those of us with no creativity

Choosing to spend money on others, rather than on things for myself that I don’t really need…it’s small, but it can be really hard…

Love others. REALLY love them.
God loves us. let’s love eachother 🙂

-Debate and discus your views with your friends (Christian and non-Christian)

-Bake a meal for your family.

-Read a chapter book aloud to your siblings.

-Turn off all electronics (including music) and spend an hour in prayer.

-Write a letter to a friend or relative (rather than an email)

-Make the choice to put others first in your friendships.

-Spend as much time with God as you do on the computer (If you don’t time for three hours with God, you don’t have three hours for the computer).

-Write a speech on something you feel passionate about, deliver to family/friends or a school group.

There are a few, I’ll post more later. Thank you so much for doing this! I can’t wait to see the list! 🙂

~ Write a book

~ Help a hurting friend

~ Apologise and ask forgivness from someone you’ve wronged

~ Let your sibling win an argument

I help with the children programs at church.

I have done a 30 hour famine.

Some things I have done:
-Work with a group to pack care packages for military.
-Take a Christian worldview class

And few that I am working on:
-Host a night of prayer with your friends/family.
-Get to bed earlier, get up earlier, be more energized to do hard things. 😉

I just wanted to quickly add that by doing the hard thing I am doing, my cousins and aunts and uncles have all begun to cast me out of the family for sharing so openly with my family, but it wont stop me from sharing what I believe in, even if I end up alone in the end, because even if my family has cast me out, God never will!

Blessings
Alesia

Make a short film with your family!

We did this during the summer and had a great experience.
(I’m not on Twitter)

– Start a drive at my church to help end modernday slavery/human trafficking
– Miss Paramore concert for above thing =\
– obey
– respect those in authority even if you think they are wrong
– Finish things all the way

Peace and Love
Tom

-Discipling a new Christian from your church that’s had a hard life.-

(There’s a girl from my church that just got saved at our summer camp who’s had a SUPER hard life; she feels hated by her family, she’s been abused, she’s been ignored, she’s been the “cast-off”, no one has liked her because of the family she has come from. Our youth group recently started a discipleship program where all of us older kids take a younger one in our group and we are their accountability partners to keep them reading the Bible everyday, and to be their mentors, basically. I thought it was odd at first that even though I am one of the “younger” older ones, I got what I thought would be the “hardest” girl, but, it’s been an absolute blast! At times I can get frustrated, cause, I’ve never really had a reason to doubt God’s love, but now, I can see from her standpoint. I’ve been able to show her so much. 🙂 I LOVE IT! It’s so fulfilling to me that I can give some one God’s love.

(Sorry for the long description, I just had to explain how it can be a “Hard thing”.

Hey,
This is my hardthing i wanted to share.I seem to talk more than I listen so I’ve commited to just listen to what other people have to say before I talk. It gives me a moment to consider what I’m going to say so thats its something that actullay is worth talking about, not just the latest gossip or a hurtful judgement.

-Play board game with your family
-Have a campfire with friends and family
-Invite that particular “annoying person to hang with you and your friends

A submission from a previous teen and newly married person:

Don’t kiss till you’re married (I know, a bit cliché ;-). It’s way harder than it might sound!! And, it’s an amazing powerful testimony to our world.

Started college at 11
Started playing piano for church (main services) at 7 yrs old (you don’t have to be a teen to do hard things)
Leader in my youth group
Volunteer for childrens ministries to teach them to do hard things ; )
Get friendly with neighbors to reach them with the gospel

Awesome opportunity for those of us who read your blog. I love your book and I’m so excited about your upcoming one!
God bless
Charity hall

-Get together with a group of friends and make a Christian Movie. Invite people to come watch it when you’re done.

-Volunteer at the Homeless Shelter. eg. Make food and distribute it one night, minister to them for a night, or preach the gospel.

By the Way I love your last thing to do under your examples! Go Compassion!

Oh yeah, and lead a small group…that’s always good. Especially if it’s the “transformation type,” such as the Truth Project by Focus On The Family.

Share one extraordinary story about a time you really felt God’s presence with someone who you know is a non-believer.

Write a note to the principal of your school, encouraging him/her in what they do – a small time out of your day, a great deal to them

create a survey about Christianity – stereotypes, etc – and give it to your friends. Defeat those sterotypes.

Tutor another student in your school or at another school

raise 300$ to build a well (Marion Medical mission)

clean your room, have a yard sale, and donate the proceeds, or donate your stuff to the salvation army

All these are things I’ve done, they are all 100% possible and effective

Start an adoption ministry in your church

not killing your little bro!
befriending that shy kid
trusting God
fund raising for something big

oh, how bout listing 100 hard things? =)

Teaching a Bible class.

Turning conversation to the Gospel.

Moderator people, I DID write a article on this that is in the Living Room Greenhouse. Should I post it here…???

I’m not a teenager any more, but I’ve encouraged the kids in the youth group I lead to write letters to imprisoned Christians using PrisonerAlert.com

– Step away from friends who are bad influences on you
– Write letters to your representatives in Congress
– Reach out to your neighbors – bake bread, make lemonade, etc
– Turn off the computer!
– Don’t fight your parents when you disagree with them

One extremely hard for me lately is:

~Speaking to and encouraging the entire Sunday School class.

🙂

– Don’t buy ANYTHING in secrecy (without your parents knowing).

– Always say, “Yes ma’am,” and “Yes sir” to a command from your parents.

– Occasionally say “Thank you” to your parents (for they did so much for you as a child).

– Don’t waste your life lusting for the pleasures of this world.

– Love Christ above everything.

– Join the Rebelution! 🙂

Friends,

Remember “Do Hard Things for GOD’s glory!”

The majority of the hard things ya’ll have posted on here do ultimately glorify God, but remember, doing hard things just for the sake of doing them is kind of a waste of energy, don’t you think–especially when you could be channeling that youth and vigor into His service?

Just a thought, not meant to discourage anyone.

Keep up the good work!

Joyfully,

Noella

P.S. My “hard thing”;
Share the message of the gospel calmly, convincingly, yet urgently! There’s an angry ocean, people are drowning, and YOU know the Lifesaver! Witness! Time is running out!

-Stop and pray with people in school hallway.
-Obey all God’s gentle promptings.

-Read Bible and spend time in prayer every day! It’s really hard when you’re tired.
-I agree on not kissing until you get married.
-Go on a mission trip
-Remembering to stay away from the things of this world and dwell on Christ instead!
-Recently my pastor asked me to talk about the Rebelution in front of my entire congregation-public speaking is very hard!
-I’m in the process of trying to get my youth group to help out the widows and elderly in my church.

God Bless!

-Practice your instruments EVERY day.
-Take a cause you are passionate about and DO something to help it.
-Help Mom more around the house
-Smile.:)

I agree that the small things are the hardest! Here is my hard thing that I’m still working at (and failing up to seven times!):

Don’t talk. Rather than being controlled by anger,, be patient and speak in love.
One of my favorite Bible verses is Isaiah 30:15, “In quietness and trust is your strength.”

There are many other small things, such as going the extra mile in chores or waking up earlier to create more time with God, but I think everyone else has done a splendid job describing such things.

Alex and Brett, may God bless your new book! I’ll pray that God would continue to strengthen you and impact this generation for his glory through you.
“So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and steady, always enthusiastic about the Lord’s work, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NLT)

Lead the Summer Children’s Program at age 14.
Witnessed to my peers.
Chose to forgive.

Living everyday in accordance to scripture is one of THE hardest things that anyone can do. But being faithful in Bible devotionals everyday is very important and hard. I mean, I enjoy my Bible times, but some times it is very hard for me to keep at it!

So my encouragement to all christians reading this, is to keep studying the Bible. It is SO important.

Another hard thing for me is to work hard on school work. Some times it is a temptation to just do the bare minimum, to just barely get by. But intsead we should all work hard to do the best we can possibly do.

It is very hard for me to remember that some of the hardest things are the smallest things.

God Bless all of you reading this!

Emily

Dress Modestly.

~ Write an encouraging letter, or make a card and give it to one of your Youth leaders or your pastor.

These are things I have done:
~Babysit your siblings for a few days so your parents can go off.
~Run errands for your parents. (This one gets hard after awhile, when you want to do what YOU want to do).
~Help take care of little children in your family or others’.
~Forgive and pray for the person you have forgiven.
~Rise above the examples around you and be an example.
~Start a business.
~Help lead a children’s choir for a bible conference. (this is actually something I’m planning on doing within the next few weeks).
~Pray for miracles.
~Take the Love Dare and practice it on your siblings. The concept is pretty much the same. It works!
I could go on and on. As I was looking over everyone elses’ responses, I started to feel upset that my list was very plain and simple. I started to feel like I have done nothing. Then I knew, the hardest thing I have done yet is to give up my dreams for glory and exchange them for what God has in store. So I’ve never been on a mission trip: my mission is here, at home. I’ve never led a worship service: I sing daily to my God. I’m not going to college: learning the Bible and living it out is much more powerful for the mind. It was hard when I had to watch the kids for five days so my mom and dad could go on vacation. I was only fifteen. It was hard to watch my best friend go on a mission trip when I stayed home, but I got to bless her by planning a surprise birthday party. Coming out of the childhood I had without any emotional scars was a miracle of God, and I can use that to minister to people I know who are going through the same. For me hard things are being content where I am and knowing that God works in small things, too. I hope that everyone takes that into consideration, too.
God bless! 😀
~Kay Morris♫

-Doing Algebra.
-Babysitting as a ministry for kids you really don’t like
-Playing a level five song on the piano after playing nine months

Some hard things I have done:

~Write a song. I have not performed it yet, but I will be recording it at a friend’s studio.

~Smile at a random person and walk up to say hi. [This is especially hard for me since I am a mostly introverted person.]

~Say Sorry and Ask for Forgiveness. Hard, and often forgotten.

~Take time off from whatever you like doing [texting, chatting, blogging, reading, video games, etc.] and spend some quality time with your siblings, study the Bible, do a few extra chores…

There are a few more, which Lord willing, I will post later.

Ever His,
Taylor

Make sure a large portion of the books you read are classics.

Keep a Journal and write in it every day.

Use people’s names in conversation (both with family and strangers)

Serve your family without complaining.

Set yourself a bedtime and keep to it!

Small Hard thing: Be content with where God has you and start preparing with the gifts, and abilities he’s given you.

medium hard thing: Choose to go against the current of the world, and ride the waves with Christ through every season of your life.

hard thing: Take up your cross daily, and obey God’s word through faith that he is the author & perfector of your faith.

very Hard thing: keep the faith. It’s all worth it. it’s supernatural.

-Share the Gospel with unsaved teachers

-Introduce yourself to new people at college when you don’t know anyone because you’re in another state

-Commit to your calling of creative writing

All of these I’ve done personally. That’s all I have right now…hope it helps!

Sister Alesia…press on!

In His bonds of Calvary,

David

One other hard thing I am doing is, I was at our library a few weeks ago, and I was thrilled to see “Do Hard Things” on their shelves, but I became very upset when I realized it was sitting between buddhist books.
So I have decided to complain to the library about this, but since they run a whole chain of libraries (About 50 of them) It is going to take allot of hard work.
I am going to petition for the right that Christian books get their own section, far away from buddhist books!

God Bless
Alesia

Raising a guide dog puppy and then giving it up after two years.

Learning to trust God no matter the circumstance.

Sharing my faith openly in a secular college.

being faithful in schoolwork (not always easy in college).

Keep a positive attitude at all times! 🙂

The hardest things I’ve had to do in the last year:

Caring for kids so drunk they can’t breath (but can still vomit with terrible accuracy)
Learning to fight depression to pursue God, joy and ministry
Asking my parents to come to church with me

great idea! looking forward to the results. it would be cool if it could be a permanent-ish feature too….

Memorise a book of the Bible.

Last year my friend and I were amazed at how people could memorise so much. ‘Imagine memorising a book of the Bible!’ he said.
And I’m not sure what it was, but this crazy thought jumped into my head and leapt out my mouth before I could think too hard about it.
‘Do you want to do it?’ I asked.

And with that, we set about memorising 1 Corinthians. As a result of memorising it, God brings to mind scriptures about issues that I’m facing throughout the day. I can recognise passages that others talk about, and it boosts my faith as I understand the concept and its context.

I never would have guessed that I would do something like that, and it happened on such a spur-of-the-moment that it could so easily have not happened. I suppose that’s when you know it’s a God-thing.

Thanks for your ministry. Loving the new book idea.

volunteer (make sure you do) to help a widow from your church ~ such as cleaning their house, garden, etc. or just simply spending time with them.

Start university (college) at 16.
Spend time with siblings doing what they want.
Do a sibling’s chores for them.
Help someone self-publish their book.
Write letters to your great-grandmother.

Say “YES” to Sexual Purity, even when it’s hard.

Start a blog! I know that sounds crazy, but seriously, there needs to be more Christian blogs out there. I just started mine and I’ll put the link up later.

— Show Christ’s love to my probably unsaved younger sibling, even when she hurts me
— Play my violin for people when they ask, even if I don’t feel like it
— Take over a bunch of the housework now that my mom has to work
— Be GLAD where God has placed me, not wish for something else for my life
— Helped Organize an Operation Christmas Child at my church

Hey, guys, I don’t know how many of the people here live in Florida, but we’re going to be having a conference in my area and I just thought I would give a shout-out about that. Everyone here is praying that God will bring lots of people who need to hear the Gospel. It’s led by a South African pastor named Keith Daniels. If you’re interested, you can go to http://www.thebibleconference.com .
Anyway, I like everyone’s suggestion’s so far!!! Keep going!
~Kay Morris♫

. volunteer as a counsellor at a summer camp for the mentally and physically handicapped
. witness to random people on the street
. help out at a soup kitchen
. speak up when your friends are talking about/doing something you know isn’t right (so hard!)

* Organize a trip for 9 to the Chicago Rebelution Conference by myself (over 2 hr drive)

* Volunteer to help babysit 75 kids at a Single Mom’s Morning Out activity

* Ask friends to change subject when they’re talking about something I know is wrong

* Lead a group discussion on the book Do Hard Things with no help

* Go through two years of feeling like my fam (6 people) will NEVER move into a house bigger than 2 bedrooms! (we’re moving next month! :D) God is so good!

I’ve done other things and they may not seem very hard to some people but at the time I did them, it was beyond anything I’d ever done or gone through and that’s what made it hard.

Blessed to Be a Blessing!
~Alesha♥

Handing out tracks to strangers is hard, especially when you’re shy (like I am).
And right now I’m helping take care of my grandma who fell and broke both wrists. I’m really learning to put others first. And to be patient.

for His glory,
Micah 🙂

Do helpful things when no ones watching, and keep it between yourself & God.

Start a discipleship group for younger teens of the same gender

Create a newsletter & website ministry for teens

Regularly write notes of encouragement to siblings & friends

Design a gospel track, get it printed, and carry them around with you to give to people you run into during the day.

Become accountable to a friend to wake up an hour earlier every morning to spend time with Jesus.

Plan and put on a conference with your Christian friends based around your testimonies and what God has shown you in your study of the Bible.

Awesome idea! God is so good to give us “hard things” to do! 🙂

Here’s some hard things that I’ve done. I want to stress that without God’s gracious help, they would’ve never been possible, so may He receive all the glory!

– Photographer and lead role in skit for Vacation Bible School (two children came to Jesus!)
– Worked at orphanage in Mexico
– Taught Sunday school at church
– Served as STM (short term missionary) at Joni and Friends Family Retreat
– Went to Romania three times on mission trips to share Gospel with Roma (Gypsies)
– Dual-enrollment at college (credit for high school and college) while in high school
– Certified with American Heart Association to perform CPR and First-Aid
– Church door greeter
– Raised thousands of dollars for local pregnancy crisis center
– Organized church youth group to do Operation Christmas Child several times
– Donated ten inches of hair to Locks of Love twice
– Won Presidential Champions Challenge Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards

God bless your efforts in finishing the book!

In awe of Him,
Joanna

– Volenteer to help a teacher at school
– Compose a piece of music and perform it
– Put together a OCC box or do something else to benefit another Christian charity
– Donate some of your own money to your church

my hard things that i’m working on:
-spending time with God every day!taking time out to spend in serious prayer.
-responding in a Christ-like way to those around me.
-keeping a pure heart

I’m trying to think of hard things I’ve done in the past. I can’t think of many. Anyway, here’s a list of some hard things teens could do:

-Invite some kids to a Christian summer camp
-Invite your teen neighbors to your church or small group
-Preach in public. I know people may think you’re crazy for doing this, but it might be worst a shot.
-Study to be a pastor or missionary. This may be hard, and I’m not saying you should do it. But if God calls you, go.
-Pray to God and read your Bible every day, or at least try to remember to.
-Try to stop people from bullying other people at your school, or some other place. If you look at the bullies in a certain way and very sternly say something like “Seriously, stop,” it sometimes works. Tell them to think about how they would feel if someone treated THEM that way.

That’s it, I’m out of ideas, we’re closed!

. . . Okay, whatever. That’s all I have for now.

*Volenteered at my church bazzar auctions to help raise money,
*Play with my siblings even when I don’t want to,
*Put an extra effort into my schooling, especialy the subjects that I don’t like,

Memorize James or another short book of the Bible.

*Am working on keeping my body healthy for it is a temple of the Lord and is special and am striving to keep my body pure for my future husband alone if that is what GOD wants for me.

Like Daniel P just said, memorizing the Bible is a good, yet hard thing to do.

Try memorizing a few verses from Proverbs, if you like short sayings that are related to Christ.

During an argument, let your sibling/friend/etc. “win”, no matter how well you knew you were right, and they were wrong.

I thinks that somke of the hardest things, are the small ones. I mean going to Africa to help the poor kids is easier than going to a group of kids at school, and telling them about God’s love. Not that going to africa is exactly easy, it is just easier to some big things than the small ones. I don’t know if anyone else feels the same way, but that is how I feel.

Say No to drugs!

Focus in church!!!

Say no to peer pressure!!!

Read the bible everyday, that means try to read more than a verse!!!!!

Fully trust in God thats hard but worth it!!!!!!!!

FOcus on God!!

Our youth group raised money for an orphanage in Guadalupe, MX. Rather than earning money, a lot of us cut back on unnecessary spending. I personally stopped spending money on fast food and drinks (Starbucks, Coke, etc.) It’s a lot harder than it sounds.

Over 20 words; sorry guys.

Evangelize!! Proverbs 24:10-12 says we need to evangelize to people because we may be the only chance they have of ever hearing the gospel proclaimed. God is completely capable of saving them without our help, but this is the job he has given us to do, to plant the seed of the gospel in the hearts of non-believers so that if God so chooses, he can cause it to grow. We can’t let all the dying people around us perish without at least giving them that chance. We can’t save people, but we can tell them of the One who can!

– Give more to the Lord than you think you can afford.

This is a great idea! It’s very encouraging and inspiring to read through the growing list! Thanks guys!

-Said “NO” to an immature girl, when asked to be her boyfriend.
-Read the new testament.

Give up something important to you for a while to help you make more time for God, like txting, watching tv, playing video games ect..you will learn from doing this hard thing that there really is time to pray and read your bible, no more using that excuse ”i dont have time to do that!!!!

Try to stop lying if you do! I know i struggle with that everyday, that is one hard thing to do since i got into that horrible habit!

Share the gospel with three hired workers.

Read the whole Bible.
Teach the missionary story in your church’s Children’s Church.
Volunteer for VBS-something out of your comfort zone.
Don’t watch TV on Sunday.

Make a new friend, that can be hard for a lot of us

Listen to other people’s problems first, if someones trying to confide in you about something dont immediatly start talking about your bad days or problems that can be annoying and make that person feel like you dont care…can be hard for us all and especially us who love to talk, remember listen first!

Love a homosexual–welcome them, befriend them, care about them.

Ask someone of a different faith to explain what they believe. Don’t argue, just listen.

Share a meal with a homeless person and hear their story.

Fast one day every week.

Prefer nothing to Christ!

One “hard thing” I think many young-people, especially dog-lovers, should do is puppy raising a guide or assistance dog. I am currently raising my 3rd puppy for an organization called Guide Dogs of America. It’s *so* much fun, but is also difficult emotionally, spiritually and sometimes physically. It entails accepting an 8 week old, non-housetrained, adorable puppy into your home and training it the basics. You keep the puppy for 18 months, which is a difficult amount of time because one, 18 months is precisely the time the puppy is no longer misbehaving; once you have a perfect dog, you have to give it back. Secondly, it’s difficult because that’s the perfect amount of time to get severely attached to your puppy. It’s incredibly hard, but once you see that dog helping out someone with a visual or other physical impairment it makes it all worth it.

To get involved, check out organizations within your area. Most of them accept younger puppy-raisers, though some of them have an age limit.

Here are just a few examples of organizations.

Guide Dogs of America, Sylmar, CA (Guidedogsofamerica.org)
Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael, CA (guidedogs.com)
Canine Companions for Independence, Santa Rosa, CA (cci.org)
KSDS, Washington, KS (ksds.org)
Guiding Eyes for the Blind, NY (guidingeyes.org)

I gave up listening to a band that was not good to be listening to as a Christian and it helped me have better thoughts

Hard things I’ve done lately:

– Refused an acting part, because the lines went against my conscience.
– Got *ahead* on my homework.
– Gave a friend the right advice, even though it wasn’t what she wanted to hear.
– Took my Bible to work, to read during lunch.
– Prayed for my enemies.
– Decided *not* to quit going to youth group despite my being busy [God’s the priority].
– Got tutoring in my Chemistry class, rather than giving up.

Got through the first two years of High School without ever getting involved in alcohol or drugs, even though a lot of my friends did.

Also, I became Vice President of my youth choir and am working to send us on a tour to Canada next summer.

Speaking up about something thats wrong even when it makes you look bad

I’m a 2 year Christian club member at my high school!!

Join the worship team at your church,
Reach out to people who aren’t popular and be their friend,
Be the best secret keeper you can, be a trustworthy friend,
Give money to Speed The Light, don’t be satisfied with just tithes

Editing above comment: Making small gifts for elderly people and on Christmas eve get the family or some friends together and go visit a nursing home, blessing the patients and even the staff.

These are just some of the things I have done.. you guys have great things! It’s awesome to see so many teens doing hard things for God.

-Go on a mission trip, went on a mission trip to Guatemala with 500 people and I didn’t know anyone! 🙂 (awesome experience!!)
-Team leader of the Relay for Life benefiting the American Cancer Society
-Forgive someone even if they don’t deserve it, afterall we don’t deserve it either
-Volunteer to lead a devo or maybe some worship time during youth group
-Strive to have the gentle and quiet spirit in total submission to God
-Get out of your comfort zone in some way in total surrender to Christ whatever that may be for you

Work hard and graduate from high school/college early

Memorize the book of Proverbs

Take up responsibility and get married at a younger age then what our society considers normal.

Don’t conform to this carnal world. Be a light and example for Christ’s sake! (Phil. 2:15-16)

Accept smaller responsibilities that may go unnoticed as well the jobs you may consider “more important.”(Phil. 2:1-11)

Don’t compromise the standards your parents and spiritual elders have worked so hard to cutivate in you. (Eph. 6:1-3)

Be dilligent and faithful to not only read your Bible, but to study and pray over what you’ve read. (Heb. 12:1-2)

If you are dilligent in studying the Word, boldness will come with spiritual understanding.

take an EMT class and volunteer in your community (you can take the class when you’re 17, but you must be 18 to get your license)

Practice everyday skills sans eyesight.

Stop everything and rest a bit partway through your day. (Trust me, it’s a hard thing!)

Improve your posture.

Study and practice the rules of etiquette.

Learn hymns by heart.

Read through the Bible in a short period of time.

Find something to be thankful for on a constant basis.

Do whatever it is you’re currently shrinking away from.

*alternately*

Whatever it is you’re hoping won’t be mentioned here for fear of conviction, do that. 🙂

Never let the sun go down on your wrath. No matter how hard it may seem at the time, you need to make things right with the person that you may have wronged, or need to forgive. There may not be a tomorrow …do it now.

Memorize the book of James.
or
Volenteer as a camp counselor for a summer.

Pray. Wrestle in prayer. Make a habit of kneeling by your bed as soon as you awake. Pray without ceasing throughout the day. Maintain a consistent time in your “prayer closet.”

Sincerely compliment a family member each day.

Initiate a frank, personal discussion about purity with your parents.

This hard thing I’m working on right now, in fact. My youth group at church is one that has never done any service projects or something to reach out to the youth in our community. These are two things that God has put on my heart, so I said “ok God.” i am not officially a leader in my youth group, but I don’t think you have to be to get involved.

-plan a service project and a youth rally for your youth group

Accept and try to befriend the strange, new kids at school. Especially if they are exchange students, be nice to them and EXPLAIN THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES between their country and ours. Sometimes they do things that in our American culture that are not acceptable, when in theirs it is.

wow! 211 Do Hard Things! WAY TO GO GUYS!!!!!

Can’t wait till the D.C Tour!!!! =D

Stop using sarcastic humor. There are better ways to be funny. What is funny to you, may be hurtful to others.

Be a leader in your place of work. Become a manager, or just offer extra time and services for free.

Realize that you can’t be everything for everybody! God has a specific calling for you; don’t distract from your main gift by diluting it with everything else.

I’m sorry these are more than twenty words! They could be shortened, I suppose 🙂

Servant leadership.

Wipe your ipod/computer of all the secular music.

You can’t please everyone. Aim to please God.

Speak in front of your congregation/youth group about a cause you strongly support.

Deny yourself material desires when God asks you to do so.

Strive to overcome shyness for the purpose of reaching out.

Head up “See You At the Pole”.

Sponsor a child through Compassion International

Advocate for children in poverty.

Give a speech challenging fellow classmates to “Do Hard Things”.

Become an AWANA leader.

Strive to be a continual role model for younger siblings and other kids with whom you associate.

Participate in Operation Shoebox through Samaritan’s Purse.

Spend time making memories with your family.

Let your parents know how much you appreciate them.

Your money is really God’s. Use it accordingly.

Talk to God about EVERYTHING. He has a plan for even the minute details of your life, which you will only find if you are seeking it.

Remind yourself that minor irritations ARE NOT A BIG DEAL in the grand scheme of things!

Wait on the Lord.

Spend time seeking God-not a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Ask yourself continually if what you are doing is for the purpose of glorifying God.

Retain a heart, mind, and body of purity.

………………………..

Oh man, that’s quite a few. God’s really been working in my life lately. Some of these tasks he challenged me to do this past year, and others are things that he is continually reminding me to do.

Understand, and accept that we do not know everything, and can’t fix things in our own strength.

“Apart from me you can do nothing”

Hard Things (done not by my own merit, but by Christ’s):

Lead worship at church.

Get up and speak about persecuted Christians in front of church.

Go downtown for the sole purpose of witnessing to random girls.

Dress modestly for purity’s sake, even when you feel like a frump around other girls.

Fight the temptation to bring attention to yourself by your actions and behavior.

Honor and respect your parents even when you do not agree with them.

Spend more time with God than you do in La-La Land or Electronicsville.

Guard your imagination from day-dreaming about romance or things you aren’t ready for
yet.

Share your testimony and play an instrument for elderly ladies in a home.

Do a chore that you weren’t asked to do.

Cook a meal and dessert for your family.

Join your church’s mission and outreach team.

-Sorry, I don’t have twitter! Thank-you so much for doing this!
Meg

– Tell a Muslim worker not to pray towards Mecca in our family home.
– Stand up for Christ’s cause in a hostile classroom.
– Ask an acquaintance, not a friend, for forgiveness.
– Travel into a remote rain forest to find aboriginal Christian brethren.
– Maintain a respectful silence towards someone who wrongfully accuses you.
– Maintain a respectful defense towards someone who wrongfully accuses Christ.

Practice a foreign language with a native speaker.

Completely immerse yourself in a different culture, even if it’s only for a few hours.

Befriend someone not from your country.

Have an around-the-world feast with foods from different countries to raise awareness about missions.

I am in the National Bible Bee tomorrow (www.biblebee.org), and they have you memorizing 300 Bible passages, and 200 facts about the Bible. I have been trying to find a hard thing to do for a while now, but I just figured out that I was already doing a hard thing. I am very scared at what will happen tomorrow, but it is all in God’s hands.

I dont have a tweeter account so here are the things i’ve done.
I have-

Babysat for my mom and dad so they can go have a date

Supported a child through Compassion International

Volunteered at my church to work with the Childrens ministry

Shared my faith with my morman friend

Shared my faith with my Jewish friend

I have…

~ Shared a word that God gave me to kids in a class at my church.

~ Am going to an adult prophetic class and I am the only thirteen-year-old there but hope to see more come! 😉

~ Working harder on getting my Jesus time in early in the morning before i do anything else.

~ Shared “Do Hard Things” with my BFL.

I really can’t think of any Hard Thing suggestions right now but will think of some though out the day! 🙂 This is such a great idea! Can’t wait to see the list!!!! 😀

Definitely the hardest thing I’ve ever done is choose to keep some distance between myself & the young man I most admire in the world (whom, I might add, apparently has mutual feelings). He is not yet ready to start a relationship, and I am not either. So purposing to put things “on hold” and keeps some distance between us…it’s hard, but worth it!

I don’t have Twitter

Hard things I’ve done:

Compete in the National Bible Bee (I haven’t actually done this one, but I will have by tomorrow evening! 🙂
Read my Bible daily
Do what’s right (dressing modestly, being respectful, not saying bad words, etc.) even when it’s not popular
Strive to improve my grades in school, even though they’re pretty good where they are now
Try to do everything as if it were for the Lord

That’s all I can think of for now.
I LOVE your book, and can’t wait for the next one!

Ask some one you don’t know if they need prayer.

Pray in public.

Tell a friend not to talk badly about someone you both don’t like.

Anna,
It looks like we will both be competing tomorrow. Are you stressed or overwhelmed? I am trying to figure out how other people are feeling. I am stressed and overwhelmed. Getting some last minute studying in right now. How about you? Well, thats about it for now. Gotta keep studying! I pray you will do well tomorrow! God bless!

Sarah

Sleep in a cardboard box one night for “Helping the Hungry and Homeless (H3).”

Another hard thing I am doing is committing to honor and make my own, my father’s decision for courtship and the age I have to be to be courted. It’s really hard because I want to start young, but I know my dad knows what’s best for me and 20 is young, but it still seems so far away (3 years today). Being content where I am is very hard, but I know will be worth it.
~Kay Morris♫
P.S. Is anyone here going to Disney’s Night of Joy?

Love the Lord your God with all your heart! <3

Love the Lord your God with all your soul!

Love the Lord your God with all your mind!

Love the Lord your God with all your strength!

Faith, Hope, and Love.

But the greatest of these is Love.

Kenzie

Here’s a few things that I’ve be working on…
~memorize chapters in the Bible
~leading a small group of middle schoolers at my church through a book study
~sitting with people at lunch who I don’t know or who are sitting alone
~i’ve been trying to discipline myself to wake up earlier in the morning to have my quiet time instead of doing it at night

-do “quiet time” with God every night

-send out verses to friends through text

-transformed my “my”space into a place that glorifies God over myself

haha, wow, I don’t know if you guys really need anymore suggestions, but I guess one more won’t hurt. 🙂

– If you’ve never had something like this happen to you before, then pretend that your parents are sick/in the hospital/dying(or just unavailable) and they can’t do anything around the house. This means that you take over the responsibilities of cleaning, cooking, watching siblings (if you have any), running errands (or just making up the list if you can’t drive), paying bills etc.

It might be a good idea to do this as a summer project, or even just for the weekend. It will give your parents a well deserved rest, and it will help you grow in responsibility.

When you first start you might also want to take on one thing at a time, if you don’t normally perform any of those tasks.

Tell peers about personal experiences with God.

Some things I need to work on personally….

~Doing the dishes when I see they need to be done (even when my mom doesn’t ask), and helping my sibs with the dishes when it isn’t my turn

~Getting up early on school days to walk the dog (I am NOT a morning person)

~Trying to stay out of my younger sib’s arguments and be a part of the solution, not the problem

~Taking shorter showers so I don’t hog the bathroom (gulp)

I know this isn’t like, world-changing stuff or anything, but I think it’s what I need to start with before I can move on.

Hard things~

Go to a Christian school that has become wordly and try to lead it back to its original purpose (Thats what I’m working on right now)

Read the Bible daily

Keep your mind set on God

Pray daily

Search God out

Release a polished piece of art to the public without restrictive copyright.

Today´s the day the Tea Parties are happening in our country. One thing that I have noticed here in the States is that most teens are not connected about what´s happening in the political arena. What the leaders in our nation decide to pass laws will DIRECTLY affect our future, our children´s, and grandchildren´s future. First, we need to PRAY for the U.S. and her President. I personally don´t agree with what Obama is trying to pass, but we still need pray for him. We really need to pray, it´s scary some of the things the politicians are trying to pass. For me, praying for our President and his cronies is difficult.
So two hard things:
1. Stay in tune with the news, both foreign and abroad.
2. Pray for our leaders
PRAYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Minister to a friend who doesnt believe in Christ even if it might damage your relationship, you just have to trust that God will work things out

Ask your friends not to cuss around you and then set an example by not cussing too

This is awesome!! Reading through all these!! Way to go guys!! God bless!!!! 😀

Love one another

Pray for someone

If a friend confides in you about something bad their doing like cutting, drinking, doing drugs or having sex and they wont listen to you do something very hard by trusting God enough by bringing a trusted adult into the situation. You are risking losing your friendship but you could help keep that person from so much pain and hurting deep inside there soul and when theres nothing left you can do…Call upon the name of the Lord by PRAYING He will surely help you in your time of need

-Explaining to people that you are not going to University or pursuing a career and that you are choosing rather to be a daughter-at-home that furthers her fathers vision and calling.

Believe me this is really hard, most people don’t get it and/or think it’s an excuse for doing nothing with your life. The pressure is intense and I get looks from people as if I’m lazy or just plain wierd.

I am completely blown away at how many amazing things people are posting! Way to go everyone! 😀

Blessings
Alesia <3

Inviting your friends to join the Rebelution, this is incredibly hard.

Only one to drop out of a dance because of suggested content.

Organized Christmas presents given to non-Christian girls whose dad’s died.

Despite being really shy I volunteer at the local Republican Headquarters. I love what you are doing!

I am very different from my peers ’cause I dress modestly and am homeschooled and interested in spirtual matters.

Things that God used Do Hard Things as a catalyst to get me going:

Teaching a Bible Club.

Spending more time in the Word and with God.

Coming up with a way to track of my finances.

Investing in my family.

~Ericka

Anna,
I actually just got home from the Bible Bee. What age group were you in? I was in Juniors. I got all the Q’s in the 1st oral round, 1 verse in the 1st oral round, and I got no verses in the 2nd round, and I am pretty sure I got at least 3 Q’s in the second round. How about you? I am so glad it is all over, though. I can go back to normal life…but then again, if I am selected for nationals, all the studying starts ALL OVER AGAIN!!!! 😛 Well, let me know how you did. You too, Olivia. God bless,

Sarah 🙂

Sarah,
I’m in the Juniors. Like you, I got all the Qs in the first oral round, and two and a half (unfortionately, they don’t give credit for half! 🙂 ) verses. In the second round, I got one verse and I think two Qs.
Most of my points will come from the written test, I think, because I was able to finish all of the Qs and Bonus Qs, and I think most were right. I don’t think I’ll be able to wait ’till next Sunday!
In Christ,
Anna
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These are things that I do:
-Play piano every other week at church
-play in an orchestra that helps sponsor people (orphanages, kids who can’t afford to go to school; both in Kenya)

Love your neighbor as you would yourself…. if you dont like someone, what someone does its hard to love them!

Seek to hide God’s word in your heart. Set a monthly goal and memorize a specific number of Bible verses each month.

– go an entire day without listening to music, watching tv, or getting on the computer. use it to focus on what God is saying and doing in your life, and reset yourself on how important electronics are to you.

– give your friends to God. Realize you can’t change them without Him, and that the wrong friends will lead you away from Him no matter how hard you are trying show them God’s love.

really care about what the teacher is saying at school (study without desire spoils the memory and retains nothing it takes in, leonardo da vinci)
start a morning bible study at school
be willing to take a group of the younger kids at school to a fast food place of something and talk about Christ with them.
decide what ou want to do when you get older and try to do that now.

Actually praying for friends, not just telling them you will and then forgetting about it.

– Keeping my thoughts and emotions pure in a dating-saturated country.

– Doing the mundane things of life with an attitude of doing them “unto the Lord.”

– Spend time at an old folk’s home. You might find it hard but you’ll be truly blessed when you leave.

* Do hard choices
I don’t know if you understand what i’m saying or if you guys speak about it in your book, but to me do something hard starts doing a hard choice, sounds like simple but it is not to me. God give to us the chance of to make our choice, including the choice of serving Him, and this choice about serving him, it is my first hard choice(by the way.. hard and amazing). And our lives in this world has a lot of hard things that the world calls hard things…do not have sex before get married, do not drink, do not lie, do not disrespect parents are one of these hard things…
but even the christians are doing “these hard things”, that are not doing any difference, these things are not changing anything, these thigns are not motivating people say yes to jesus christ in their lives. But i believe when our choice by do hard things become more deep, growing in a real relationship with God and not just doing because sounds like good to us, And if we instead of bothering to go out to preach the gospel events missionaries PREACH IT FIRST WITH OUR LIVES, because probably people who we preach the gospel are not gonna read the bible instantly, but they probably will be reading our lives everyday as christians, then we will be making a hard choice that will lead us to do hard things, whatever that will be, because first we choose to be a reference of the kingdom of God here on earth, just like Jesus.

Petition to end abortion in my state.

—-Take some tracks and go out to any beach, park, or around your local mall(s) and start sharin’ Jesus with ppl. It is easy and fun, plus planting seeds is something we START with, it’s been great for me and has helped me get comfortable with going out of my comfort zone. If you are still uneasy with that, remember your not alone ask a brother/sister in Christ and have them join you. You will be amazed in how God will use you when you step in out in faith (even with the little things)!

Hold my family together when its falling apart

Every halloween, at each house we go to, we hand out little cards that say “Jesus Loves You”

And I am planning a special trip to the mall. I am going to make cards that say “You are beautiful, Jesus Loves you” and hand them out to any teens girls I see =)

God Bless
Alesia

~ Give a Christmas gift to the least likely person you would ever give a gift to.

~Teach Sunday school classes

~Give a card of encouragement to a friend or neighbor

~Pray for everyone you love!

Great Idea Alesia

-Starting a dance team in your church
-Making films that glorify God and speak the gospel clearly and that are good quality
-Speaking boldly about what Christ has done for you
-Staring a small groups for teens in your community that need/want Jesus
-Speaking boldly about subjects of Injustice(Slavery, Human Trafficking, Abortion)
-Mission Trips around the World
– Loving as Christ loves US!

Awesome idea! 🙂

Hmmm…

*Finding time for family when you’re taking 6 hard classes, working and involved in church
*Reading your Bible faithfully
*Spending time with God in prayer for even 20 minutes
*Not blaming yourself for every bad thing that ever happens in life (for me at least)
*Truly accepting God’s forgiveness and giving EVERYTHING up to Him
*Sharing one’s faith on a daily basis
*Dressing modestly when others tell you that you don’t even look like a girl if you do cover up even just a little (girl problem, at least)
*Getting your homework done ahead of time
*Saying the right thing when you should and not saying anything when you shouldn’t

That’s what comes to mind off the top.

-Organize a Sports Fest for orphans.

– start the day by reading the bible
– join catechism for the kids every weekends
– trusting God no matter how hard things are instead of leaning on your own understanding
– eat your pride before it eats you
–

1) Apologising completely when in the wrong
2) Volunteering in an after school program at a homeless shelter
3) Interning at a church
4) Being flexible and offering up my talents to God
5) Remaining focused on God in a world filled with distracting relationships

Be tolerant and patient with people that don’t share my views.

– write an email against injustice, and get your friends to send it round

– add bible verses to the bottom of emails to non-christian friends

-support other Christians as best you can

1. Organize and perform a benefit concert for a worthy organization.
2. Get up in front of a crowd and share something edifying.
3. Read Pilgrim’s Progress unabridged.
4. Read articles on important events in American and world politics so you can know where you stand.
5. Learn to play an instrument.
6. Habitually wake up five minutes earlier than is necessary to beseech God for a refilling and bask in His presence.

Mikaela C. my family did that a few years ago!

Be Postpardum Doula for a family in need of help
Make meals for a new mom

Get married
Have children

Singing in front of a big audience with your family (scary!!).
Honoring your parents, even if you don’t agree.
Stop trying to ‘fit in’ and just be yourself.
Join a team and do something you’ve never done before. (This has been really hard for me. I joined a team at my local 4-H last January. It was so scary to begin with because I didn’t know what to do, how to act, and I wasn’t very good at it to begin with. Now I’m going to a national competition and having a lot of fun!)
Trying to be a good example for your younger siblings.
Learning to play an instrument
This list looks like it’s going to be more than100!

*Keep a journal (which has already been addressed in at least one comment)
*Take time to spend with younger siblings
*Exercise regularly
*Limit time spent on blogs, social networking sites and other recreational websites
*Record family history from a grandparent, great-uncle, etc.
*Be willing to lovingly confront someone when you see that they are in sin

Here are some of things that were hard for me

-getting up early (seriously)
-breaking the habit of randomly surfing the web
-helping a family member who is dealing with anxiety/depression (for those who’ve never experienced something like this, it can be very difficult to keep being patient and helpful, especially if the person in question never seems to be getting any better).

Plus there’s one other thing, but it’s personal. Someday I’ll tell the story to someone, but I’m not ready to do it here on a comments section.

I donated the $100 bill I received for Christmas to Samaritan’s Purse.

Doing Child Evangelism Fellowship was hard when I didn’t know anybody else who was doing it and had to go away for a week of training. Reading the Bible is difficult too.

-look beyond yourself and your pain when it comes to broken relationships.

-surrender your addictions to Christ, and let him wash away that sinful stain!

-pray for forgiveness for your enemies, whether it’s that kid who mistreats you at school, or even your loved ones.

Alex and Brett,

let us know how the book has been going. I would love to buy it when it gets published! You guys are doing an awesome thing for this generation, and I LOVE it!
Keep up the good work,

Sarah

A hard thing is when you say sorry to someone. Specially when that someone hurts you a lot and its her/his fault. In other words, it’s trying to be humble to someone who is tearing you apart.

~My friend and I started studying the Old Testament with “The Message of the Old Testament” by Mark Dever.

(we realized we’d been ignorant of the Old Testament and wanted to learn from it… and we have, so much!)

~Made a goal to practice piano at least 60 minutes a day, plus at least 15 minutes of flute.

Start a small group Bible study

Go on a mission trip

Befriend someone at church or school that is unpopular or has trouble connecting with others.

Live a godly life although many of the people who surround you may not

Winning everyday battles like gentle answers to siblings(aka patience and slow to anger)

Go the extra mile and when doing chores clean SPOTLESS

Play with your siblings when needed (and or to help Mom)

the list is endless 😀

This list has a theme of gospel-centeredness:

~ “hold fast to your confession”-have a deep sense of confidence in the gospel

~ be comforted by God’s sovereignty. The gospel is the greatest good that God could ever give us.

~ Understand more intimately what it actually means to be saved. The gospel has placed a claim on our lives that dictates how we are to live. Our lives have been altered in the greatest way ever.

~ See Jesus as the “fountain of living waters” (Jer. 2:13) Everything else good are just drops from the fountain.

~ Enjoy mundane life; it provides countless opportunities for experiencing the joys of living for the Savior.

~ Fully embrace your current season of life. God has given it to you to bring Him glory in.

~ Don’t become condemned if you don’t meet up to your resolve. The gospel is powerful to redeem; in fact, it is the reason and motivation for resolve in the first place!

I have been blessed by countless resources and teaching on centering your life on the gospel, Do Hard Things being one of them. So, maybe this isn’t anything new, but it because the gospel is the true center, it will lead to all hard things we do for God!

Thanks for asking for thoughts!

dont lie to friends just to make them feel good.
join the club you are intresyed in and not the club your friends are.
memorize a verse and apply it to your life.
by the way…..
thank you alex and brett, this site is just what i needed! i recieved your book “do hard things” and it has really changed me. im not sure what “hard thing” i want to do yet, so this list is perfect! ive beem carrying your book around with me at school and everyone keeps giving me weird looks and saying ‘do hard things? ew why would you want to do that?” it was amazing, how right you guys are! thanks again 🙂
mark 10:45

I started my own newsletter for kids. That is hard because you have to make sure you do it every month, and make sure you have enough entries. But if you do it for God’s glory, it will come out good. Thanks, Alex and Bret!

I’ve been writing for years, but it was always just me. In other words, the dozens of unfinished books I left lying around were my loss, and no one else’s. That’s what scared me the most about making movies. It can’t be just you – and there are other people relying on me for schedules, and coordination, and looking at my script. My work is a part of me, and there is something in me that will shirks from giving it to other people to criticize, even when I need that criticism. God’s been teaching me how to put something together that is my responsibility, involves tons of people, and I can get blamed for if something goes wrong. To be honest, it scares the life out of me. And then there comes that moment when I see someone watching our completed movie, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

– Play music by yourself at church. (I had to do this without realizing it until we got there.)
– Compete in writing competitions that are way out of your comfort zone.
– Do devotions, every morning and evening, no matter what’s going on.
– Get involved in conversations that are hard, and serious.

Muriel Truax, I know exactly how you feel about supporting a family member with anxiety and/or depression. I’ve had to do the same, and still do. I’m praying for you!!!
~Kay Morris♫

Sarah, yes, one of my aka names is KayLynn. Why do you ask? (I think I know, but anyway)
~Kay♫

Step up and be a leader when God calls you.

Also, evangelized a Jehova Witness at school

ps learn how to spell

I’m hoping to start a network to share ideas for youth bible-studies
a friend of mine is starting one in linz (austria)
I’m in salzburg … Mozart city

Remembering to thank God for the simplest things. Such as thanking Him for granting you another day, or another breath of air. That always gets me, its small, but its also the hardest, because we take every day, and everything in that day, for granted.

Learn time managment by keeping a planner! 🙂

Learn how to cook a few tasty meals, and have your family taste test it for you.

tell somebody when you need help.

mentor younger girls, taking the time to pray for them, and invest in thier lives

pray to know what God’s will is, and do it

pray for your enemies

accept what God is telling your parents, even if it means moving 1000’s of miles to a different continent

faithfully exercise and spend time with the Lord

Love with God’s love

I’m going against the flow and homeschooling myself through the college years. That’s weird. 🙂 And hard.

I set myself a goal of recording one new thing that I learn each day. It’s definitely harder than I thought it would be.

I think that going up to someone who is new to a group, striking up a conversation, and getting to know them is really.

Sometimes just doing what your parent’s ask you is hard, espically is you don’t agree with the decition. Like whent they say you can’t go somewhere or do something. REALLY HARD!!!

Being kind to someone who you know dosen’t like you. You just have to show them kindness and hope that you might get a little in return. And even if you don’t, God calls us to continue doing so.

Just my two cent’s

doing something hard is accepting your calling.
hold your hands out to the Lord and let him put something in them.
ull feel like u matter.
i had trouble accepting my calling…i think everyone does. i kept thinking “but God! idk wat to sing to them! wat will they think of my voice? ther’s too many older ppl that dont like my style of worship!” but the Lord is good. and he assured me that it would be alrite. it was hard the first few times i lead praise and worship. but it got better. and the support i got from my church was AMAZING!
so wats in ur hands???
let God put somthin there. u wont regret it.

Write a book and get it published

*Dress modestly, even though most young women don’t and get attention because of it.
*Refuse to watch movies, even when all your friends have seen them, because their content goes against God.

whoops! Now the link from my name is fixed!

What hard things I daily deal with in my ministry at school is standing up and encouraging your friends in the Scripture either Saint friends or Non-Saint friends. I know sometimes we all get stuck and think that you fear of losing that friend if we tell them the truth that they don’t want to hear. I think that friend will truly understand if you show them out of love because you care for them and want them to follow Christ and not drift away from Him. Also, I started a Bible study club at my school which is very hard because you have to get lessons ready and organize things so this could work. So I think it would be great if we could all start up Bible studies or prayer groups at school if you guys haven’t already!
Your Jesus Freak,
Josh

I looked up the word “wacko” on dictionary.com. It’s a great word!
it also leads to the word peculiar, set-apart, Not having the same center. I take that as a high honor to be placed in that category! As Christians our center is not of this world, our center must be Christ. The mere thought of us being wacko, peculiar people is right on! Praise God! we are not like this world, and we make the choice daily not to conform to it. I’m encouraged that you see a difference in us, and a peculiar light in us. For we know it is not us, but Christ in us doing his great ans mighty work for his glory alone.

and if we “creep” anybody out, I also looked up the word crepy, and it means: having or causing a creeping sensation of the skin, as from horror or fear.

WOW! This is so great.

Praise God for transforming us into The likeness of Christ. The bold, courageous, Almighty Lord, who’s enemies tremble in fear at the sound of His name.

Reach out to a dunkelberry.

I also think it is a high honor to be called ‘wacko’. We are not of this world, we are just passing through to tell others about Christ. We are going to face times in our lives where people will think we are ‘weird’, but they are right! We are ‘weird’ in the world’s eyes cause we don’t do the things they do. I am very honored to be called ‘wacko’.

Do a clean sweep in you neighborhood.
Lead worship

Rose

Step out and ask those hard questions about life. Get people thinking about those hard questions. Even if they shun you for not agreeing with the popular belief on a particular subject, don’t be afraid to ask the hard questions. Get others thinking about life, God, purpose, future, philosophy, and other big ideas! Get them thinking! Share with them the Gospel! Combat all of the ideocracy that they are being taught in school! Offer an alternative! They may think you’re weird at first, but they’ll thank you later! And do all you do in the name of God!

Consider whether the show or movie you are watching would be glorifing to God.

Look to glorify God with your life.

Yeah, Sarah, did you make it? 😉
~Kay Morris♫

By God’s grace, here are a couple things:

-I have participated in Steps for Life (fundraising for a local pregnancy resource center) for ten years.

-I decided to improve my communication abilities by joining a Christian speech/apologetics club even though I am shy.

In Christ alone,
Alyssa

P.S. I don’t have twitter.

Kay Morris,
You gonna be on the BRC tonight?

Anna,
yeah, that would be cool. Thanks for praying.

oops, I meant write. 🙂
~Kay♫

I held the door open for my peers because they were all holding fishing poles, and one of the guys in ou8r class said to me ” yeah, you better hold the door open for me” I didn’t say anything, although I wanted to rool my eyes. later, He stepped in front of me as I was talking to the other students.

After class we all went our seperate ways, and i was on my way to read my bible, and the guy from my class stopped to talk to me, and he said ” You go to church” …then he proceeded with some lustful talk about woman, questions about God, woman, and satisfactin. I wasn’t suprised, but my heart was hoping for him to get at least a glimpse of light. I told him about one of our male professors who loves God with all his heart, and he now wants to meet my friend, and brother in Christ.

I witnessed to him, and to another guy who asked me to canoe with him earlier that day.

Many christians are more than willing to do hard things when there is even the slightest possibility that someone will notice what they are doing. But really a huge part of doing hard things is doing them when you know that no one but God will see you doing them. So I would say that a very “hard thing” to do is doing that “hard thing” when no other person will see you (or praise you for) doing it.

-Donate blood (the US banks are always short)
-Read a book about a modern crisis that interests you. (Slavery, abortion, political corruption, etc.)
-Pray as much as (or more than) you worship. (prayer, in various terms, is mentioned 512 times in the Bible while worship, in various terms, about 394 {Both important but we were told to pray without ceasing not to worship without ceasing})
-Write a note of encouragement to everyone in your family.
-Schedule your days and stick to your schedule.
-Find the job no one wants to do (at home, at work, etc) and do it.
-Pray about and write down long term goals, career and otherwise. Girls make goals for what you believe God would have you do if He calls you to be single.
-Ask you parents (or older Christian friends) what area they believe you are weakest in and purpose to grow.
-Take notes at church and review them several times during the week.
-Exercise (muscle and aerobic), strengthen your body so you can do whatever task the Lord brings to you.

Finding time for God when you’re busy with your education.

– Taking time out of my schedule to spend in God’s word and praying
– I’m memorizing 1 and 2 Corinthians this year with a program called quizzing
– saying no to certain activities even though your friends are doing it

Planning, Running, and Speaking at a conference for 200 teens (all at the ripe old age of 16!).

Being a leader within your youth group.

Loving your family almost as much as you love God!

Go to a different country to preach the gospel and not no any body or even speak the language. By the way I loved the confrence today! Great job! You guys really opened my eyes.

Praying and waiting w/ patience for God to answer and being content w/ the way God answer’s me and trusting him w/ EVERYTHING!!!!!

Make 150+ apple pies, twice, for a mission trip fundraiser.

It was fun, and hard 🙂 But hard things tend to get easier if you keep doing them.

– Using my spare time for a worthwhile cause instead of frittering it away on useless pursuits.

– Trusting God to answer my prayers in His own way and timing.

– Not reading “christian romance” for the sake of protecting your thoughts — it often results in fantasizing about people you know.

Ruth, I think I would be scared, too. But you never know, you might see him one day in Heaven and he’ll thank you for pointing him in that direction.
~Kay Morris♫

Here’s one hard thing that I’ve done:

-Start and lead a pro-life group for teens.
(Proverbs 31:8)

Hope I’m not too late! Here are things that God has been teaching me, hard things I’ve done, and hard things I’m doing/trying to do.

– Not listening to secular music even though it fills your natural desires
– Trusting in God even when He takes away all your spiritual encouragement
– Trusting in God even though it feels like He’s not there
– Saying no to things that, while they can be good, take your focus off God
– Giving attention to younger siblings even when their interests seem childish and meaningless
– Learning to be longsuffering – suffering for a long time
– Picking up a tiny bit of trash you see on the ground as you’re walking
– Co-administrating a forum with hard-to-work-with people and a huge project
– Interviewing a scholar and book author on-the-spot, and nearly un-prepared [first time I ever interviewed someone too!]
– Choosing areas in speech/debate that you purposely know will be a challenge and will grow you
– Being attentive to God’s voice, no matter how much you can’t understand WHY He cares if you fold that towel.
– Being humble and learning from mistakes when you had the opportunity to do hard things and didn’t
– Going for the Bible Bee even though you know you aren’t ready and won’t do well – and giving it to God
– Letting go of people, youth groups, churches, and ministries that mean the world to you
– Walking by FAITH, and I mean real faith.
– Read God’s Word and pray EVERY DAY.

Starting a worship dance summer camp, Starting a girls Bible study, First steps that seem small but if GOD blesses them can become lifechanging. It can be overwhelming to try to think of the big stuff so just take it one step at a time and see where GOD leads. Its not you doing it in your own strangth. That would be scary. Its God working with those of us who are ready to accomplish a bigger plan then we understand.

A hard thing for me right now is trusting God.

PLEASE PRAY; my mom has disappeared and we do not have a way to get in touch with her- her cell phone is broken. She has been gone since yesterday afternoon.

Thanks, guys

1. Make a habit of always being respectful (to your family and everyone else)
2. Let annoying or offending things slid past you–“it’s not what comes in, but what goes out of your mouth that makes a man unclean”-Jesus. This can be applied to everything, actions and words. (this is what I find really hard)
3. Trust God, learn what his word says.

Give God at least an hour each day

Go on a missions trip

Give time to your family

Lead a youth event in your area

Keep a reading journal

Start an instrument or a sport and stick with it

-Volunteer at a Do Hard Things conference.

Hi Alex and Brett!

These Do Hard Thing lists are awesome!! Its so amazing to see how all us teens are coming together to make a change in our generation.

Thanks so much for all you do and it was great meeting you both yesterday at the D.C conference!

Oops! We were supposed to do twenty words or less? Let me rephrase: (sorry)

1) Break off a relationship with an good friend who doesn’t share your passion for Christ
2) Give up your closet addiction and use that time to glorify God

Let me add one more that my 11 year old sister did:

3) Hand out Bible tracks in an public area (like a mall)

Sorry for posting twice! 🙂

Dear Katelyn-
I will be holding you up in my prayers. I pray that “the peace that passes understanding” would be yours. May the Lord Jesus Christ uphold you and your family during this trial.

Under the Mercy,
Hannah

Push yourself to achieve the most in everything you do.
Pray for those people that need it even if you don’t get along with them.
Go out of your way to make new kids at school comfortable.

Ride your bike 100 miles, all in one day.

– memorize and recite the BOOKS of the Bible not only as a part of the school curriculum, but for daily life application as well. (So far, I’ve recited the book of Proverbs, John, Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians. Praise God!)
– shove off negative thoughts about people such as wanting to get back at them or saying straightforward things in a negative manner.
– FAST AND PRAY for a week. (including TV, internet, and other favorite activities)
– Give half or more than half of your money to the Lord, out of a sincere heart. 🙂