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First, don't let Satan tell you that you are not strong enough. You are more than a conqueror through Christ who loves you. I pray that God will strengthen you and will help you overcome your addiction. Second, God has a great plan for your life. I pray that God will show you His will and...

I think it is commendable for you to recommit your life to Jesus Christ. Have you talked about recommitting your life to Christ with your youth pastor? Remember this: God loves you and has a great plan for your life. I encourage you to repent of your sins and pray for forgiveness of those...

I am a Christian minister of young people...I encourage you all to consider this verse: Romans 1:16 I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes.

I have just found out about a school shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan. As a Christian minister of young people, I encourage you all to pray for the students who were directly and indirectly impacted by this violent act. Also, pray for the individual who did the shooting...

I wrote this devotional on August 30, 2012. [S]eek and you will find...for the one who seeks finds... Matthew 7:7, 8 (NIV) It's amazing what a person will find if he only takes the time to look for it. Sometimes, you find more than what you need. Case in point...

I am living proof of Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead. In fact, all who follow Jesus Christ are living proofs...How is that? Paul wrote in Galatians 2:20, "Christ liveth in me." Jesus Christ lives in every one of His believers.

I am a Christian minister of young people in Virginia...I am presently working on a Christian book of encouragement for young people. In this book, I hope to answer questions that young Christians have about the Christian faith. If you have any questions about the Christian faith that I can...

I would like to share with you all a blog from a fellow minister. The URL is: https://austinbollingersite.wordpress.com/2017/08/28/is-god-really-for-me/

Freely you have received, freely give. Matthew 10:8b (NKJV) I attended a block party at my friend Jane Ann's church this past Sunday evening (July 16). It was a real fun experience for me as well as for everyone who came. After walking from the church's parking lot to the water booth, I...

NOTE: This is a devotional I wrote on September 8, 2008. And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.”...

[I wrote this devotional on October 14, 2005.] A friend loveth at all times... Proverbs 17:17a (KJV) One of my favorite Christian songs is from Michael W. Smith. In it, he says, "Friends are friends forever if the Lord's the Lord of them." How true that phrase is...

Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. Mark 5:19 (KJV) The word compassion is literally translated as "suffer with." It...

Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 (NKJV) In this motivational verse, I believe that God...

Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus. Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”). Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, “Your...

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect...

[F]or without Me you can do nothing. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. John 15:5b, 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) The power source is gone. These words from a local middle school cafeteria cashier indicated that her computer was...

...Do not say: I am [only] a youth... Jeremiah 1:7 (HCSB) Put yourself in Jeremiah's shoes for a minute. God has appointed you to a prophet unto the nations (Jeremiah 1:5). Yet, you are a young person who feels inadequate to serve the Lord. Do you make an excuse like Jeremiah does in...

Therefore,since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same resolve…inorder to live the remaining time in the flesh, no longer for human desires, butfor God’s will. 1Peter 4:1, 2 (HCSB) Jesus Christ is said to have suffered more than any human being who has ever existed on...

The following blog is from August 28, 2009. Turn away from evil and do what is good... Psalm 34:14a (Holman Christian Standard Bible) We live in a world that is becoming increasingly evil. Newspaper headlines and television news broadcasts report criminal...

Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? 1 Corinthians 3:5 (NKJV) Last night, I attended a youth conference at my friend's church. The praise and worship music was awesome! The speaker was highly enthusiastic as he delivered...