rebelling against low expectations
“I’m sorry; I just can’t this week. I’m too busy.” “If only I had more time, then I could finally get around to doing that. I’m just too busy.” We’ve all said such words before. We endlessly feel like we have no time to do anything as we rush around, complaining of our extreme busyness. We explain that we’d go to the gym if we had more...
NOEL WRITES: I know people who can’t wait to grow up, but when I was sixteen and was called an adult, I cried! Humiliating but true. The same thing basically happened for my 17th birthday. And now I’m about to turn 18 and I hate the thought of work, college, and even graduating high school! I’ve procrastinated when it comes to getting my driver’s license, and I’m...
Do you ever feel that you don’t have much to offer? That you just aren’t talented enough to make a difference? Do you ever feel that, as just one person out of seven billion, you can’t make any significant impact on the world today, not even in your immediate surroundings? If any of these ring a bell to you, you’re not the only one. Everyone at some point in their lives feel like they don’t...
REBECCA WRITES: I was wondering this because I’m a naturally quiet person and it can sometimes be hard for me to know what to talk about. Any thoughts or suggestions? Share Your Thoughts in the Comment Section! There are currently 4 Comment(s) Have something else you’d like to discuss? Just submit your question or topic (and any elaboration you’d like to provide) using our...
Ever since I was young, I loved writing. I was nine-years-old when I started drafting my first book called, The Adventure of Nutty Oakwood. I did it mostly for fun, hoping someday I could publish it. When I was ten, I went to one of Alex and Brett’s Do Hard Things Conferences. My parents helped me connect my writing to doing hard things (i.e. most ten-year-old’s didn’t have a...
GRACE WRITES: A good friend of mine recently told me that he struggles with an attraction to other males, and I really don’t know what to do with that information, how to treat him, or how to walk with him through all of it. Do you have any advice on how to respond, not just as a Christian, but as a Christian friend? Have you had a similar experience? Share Your Thoughts in the Comment...
Have you ever believed a lie? Maybe when you were young your older siblings told you that the moon was made of blue cheese and you had no reason to disbelieve them, right? Or maybe they said a nickel was worth more than a dime, since it was bigger. Doesn’t that make sense? Just like we believed those silly lies until a sensible adult, most likely our parents, came to the rescue, we also believe...
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I wanted to do big things. I was the 8-year-old enthralled by missionary stories, the teen excited about “doing hard things.” I dreamed and planned and prepared. God surely had awesome plans for my future. Funny, but the future doesn’t look like I expected. Two years out of college, I tutor and own a small music studio. I watch my friends follow God’s calling: to be a missionary, to marry a man...
MADELEINE WRITES: I’ve been let down so many times in my life. I’ve given people second chances when they did’t deserve it. But I never know when enough is a enough. How many chances do you give people when they keep letting you down? How should we approach this as Christians? Share Your Thoughts in the Comment Section! There are currently 4 Comment(s) Have something else...
rebelling against low expectations
