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Hey, quick question. I see new people registering everyday, but no one is posting anything. Do you guys get notified when I post on the site? Are you having any trouble with the message board? Please respond!

Karisia

Job 1:13 “One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house,14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,

15 and the Sabeans attacked and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the sky and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and carried them off. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
18 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house,

19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship

21 and said:
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will depart.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
may the name of the Lord be praised.”

22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.” (NIV)

When terrible things happen to us it is so easy to get angry at God and say “How could you let this happen to me!?” I never thought about it as being a sin. Terrible things happen to people all the time. If we look at life through Eyes that are not our own and learn to give up the rights we think we deserve, then our response can be pure and blameless like Job’s. The only thing we’re guaranteed in life is that God will always be here for us.

Dear Lord, next time you take something away from me, instead of me being bitter help me to praise you and be grateful for the time you allowed me to have it.

Please take a moment to hear this story.

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Hey all you teens for God, where are you? Why isn’t anyone posting on our message board or leaving comments? Come on yall, get with it! I am still adding to our site so please post some comments about what kind of pages and features you would like to see on our website! It’s your website too, so speak up!

Since the beginning of time, people have tried to find the meaning to life. They’ve searched high and low, from the depths of the ocean to the far off galaxies that have never been reached, to find something, anything, that could give their lives a purpose. But all along, while the greatest of men kept on searching for answers, the answers were right under their noses. The meaning to life was already given to mankind by the one who had created them. He had answered all of life’s important questions in one, amazing book, the BIBLE. But because people couldn’t accept that they had to answer to  a God with rules and morals, they insisted upon looking for another meaning to life. To this very day they have not yet found this alternate meaning to life, and they never will. Until they open their eyes and realize that to find the meaning of life all they have to do is open up the Bible, the only truth they will find is that misery loves company.

The true meaning of life is found all over the Bible, but it is best summed up in 1 Corinthians 13:13, “And now abideth faith, hope, and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” Which means: Only three things really matter in life, Faith, Hope, and Love. But the greatest of these is Love. That’s the true meaning to life. Faith is believing in God and His grace, and trusting Him in everything. Hope is knowing that when we die it’s not the end, knowing that we will go to that awesome place called heaven and spend eternity with God. And Love, the greatest of all, is the key to happiness. We were created to love our Creator, it’s the reason why we exist. He wants to have a relationship with you! All that we really have in this life is God and each other. Imagine if you were the only person on this planet, what a lonely life that would be. So life’s meaning is simply this: To have Faith in God, to have Hope for heaven, and to Love God and each other. Everyday we need to spend time with God and live lives that show Him we truly love Him. In the end that’s all that really matters.

Hey everyone, we have a new message board! For all who used to use our old message board, please register and check out our new one. Just click on “The T4G Forum” under “Our Pages.” Help me make Teens4God an awesome place for Christian teens again and let your voice be heard!

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Your sister in Christ, Karisia

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