Be an example...

This weeks TTT focused on 'being an example of the followers of Messiah' based

on 1 Timothy 4:12
Le no man despise your youth; but be an example
of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit,
in faith, in purity.

We talked about how the world typifies and expects

the average teenager to go through a rebellious stage and

how we as the people of Yahweh don't have to

fit into that mold, but we are to allow Messiah to

shine through us, or die to our own selfish ways, and

allow Messiah to live in us.  So in doing

 we don't have to conform to this world but are

transformed by the renewing of our mind, or thought

patterns.  If we think we have to go through

a rebellious stage we most likely will.  But if  we

think or discipline our minds and flesh to walk

in the light as he is in the light we can be

bright lights in a dark world, we can be

examples of the followers of Messiah.

We also learned that the enemy of our souls

will lay traps for us, not just any o'trap but

one like barbs in a fishing hook.  Once you've

found yourself in his trap it's very hard to loose

yourself... like a fish caught on a hook, the more the fish

struggles to get free the more the barbs are set into the fish's flesh.

We discussed how it is so much easier to recognize the traps

and avoid them, rather than struggle to get

free from them.

We also read and listened to a couple of

testimonies from young girls who committed

their live to Yahweh to follow the Messiah and

how their lives were changed.

This lesson was taken from Bright Lights Lesson One
We continued to talk, laugh and pray

enjoying fellowship and bonding our

love and relationships with each other.