I was pondering Alex and Brett's ministry and the extreme success they have seemed to have getting it started. At sixteen, desiring to do something greater with their teen years, the twins started their rebelution blog. It became the most popular web site for teens at the time, with millions of youth responding "This echoes the same cry of my own heart!" Through the "Do Hard Things" tour, they have been able to reach many young people and parents, and stir up this culture.
My first reaction was "Wow! These people are so successful! I wonder what it takes to become so influential? I wish I could be apart of a group like that." But as I thought more on what their mission is all about, I realized, this is just a group of Christian teens seeking to apply the gospel to their lives. What makes their ministry so effective is its purpose, not so much its numbers, or Alex and Brett. Living the gospel out in our daily lives, and having this good news be the central message we seek to proclaim yields wonderful fruit, no matter what curcemstances or people God has put us with.
Their numerical success has inspired me to see on an even deeper level my calling to walk in a manner worthy of the calling I have received, and to view my own circle of relations as capable of a similar rebelution mission. I have begun to see that my family, and my local church with its gospel-centered youth ministry is seeking to create this culture of godliness. I am so grateful to be apart of this great mission!
So to wrap up this post, may everyone, especially any of my own teenage friends reading this, be excited for what God has for you today, for the gospel we have been called to believe in holds a wonderful mission for all of us, whatever we may be doing right now!
On this Thanksgiving week, thank You God for Your gift of redemption, and for how You are using teenage children to advance it!
Looking forward to talking more "Do Hard Things" next Wednesday!
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