If I would have listened to what God was trying to say to me so long ago life would have been so much diferent.  I would have been a minister of the Lord.  Even though I was continually under the influence of drugs and alcohol, I could still hear his voice calling out to me.  But the bad part was I did not respond positively to him.  Now years later I have heard his calling and now I am doing what he has asked of me.  He gives us choices its up to each individual to make that right choice.

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My future. What will happen? Only God knows the exact answer to this question. However, I know it will be something big! How do I know....well I was saved from death! I was almost killed as a baby, but God saved my life!!! And now I am living loud for him and carrying out my future with big expectations! Yeah baby!!!!

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That 'something huge' would be my future. Especially lately, that thought and excitement has been constantly on my mind. Over the past couple of months, I have undergone some painful changes, but those changes have made me embrace life and look ahead instead of behind.

Recently, God has revealed in my heart the dream of becoming a Christian author, specifically writing Christian Living books for teens. Ever since I became a Christian, God has laid a passion for youth on my heart. At first, I assumed this passion would be fulfilled by becoming a youth minister for a specific church, and started looking into colleges that offered that. And as much as I wanted to follow God, being a youth minister just didn't seem to 'fit'. And my dad (whose opinion I highly value when it comes to my career...and of course other areas =]) agreed. When I told him about the idea of me becoming a Christian author, his exact words were "Ah-ha! That's you!"

Not long after that, I found a writing conference a few hours away specifically for Christians. They even have a day for teen writers! And a few weeks ago, my dad found a Christian college that we had never even heard of 60-odd-some miles away. They have everything I want (English, Drama, Music, and Youth Ministry), and everything is taught from a Christian perspective. We drove up there last weekend and I fell in love. Not only with the college, but also the town. It has an adorable main street complete with Christian book store, fantastic deli, several cookie-cake-pie type places, plus a super Walmart 5 minutes away.

I love this feeling of purpose. Of knowing my talents and passions and how to nurture and use them. This feeling that I can and will go places and that even though I may not change the world, I will change my world.

Drink the Garden - Rachel

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It seems that because I'm young, I can't "do anything revolutionary" or "change the world" because I'm just a lowly high school student.

I can't do it because teens are "so insecure" about themselves or maybe "they do things on impulse" and even "they let their emotions rule over their heads."

Baloney.

Sure, it may be true that some teens do this. But that's stereotypical and "average" thinking on that level.

Do you just want to be mediocre? I wouldn't think that'd turn any heads. Why be boring or average when everything is so boring or average as it is?

Don't you think inventors like Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein were young when they wanted to change the world? Maybe all the adults looked down on them in that superior way that adults sometimes do to kids and said,

"Stop wasting your time." "You should pay more attention in school." "If you want to amount to anything you'd better stop your daydreaming."

If you were reading a biography in which people were saying that to the person being written about, what would be your opinion of those people? Who was the ignorant one in that situation?

I'm not only talking about adults here, either, I'll have you know. Teens and their peers are main suspects and culprits as well. It may be just a small word or phrase like "That's a dumb idea" or "That'll never work."

If you were a good friend, wouldn't you want to encourage and support the person's effort all you could? Even if it was/is a bit unthinkable, wouldn't you at least stand by them and urge them on?

And certainly, when the going gets tough, are you the one to first say "I told you it wouldn't work," shake your head, and them tell them that that's life?

I certainly hope not. If the whole world says that they're stupid for doing what they're doing, and then you go along with it, remember this; while that whole world was screaming at him to give up, do you think that he would consider the world his friend?

And if you started telling him that he should give up, wouldn't that put you on the same level as the rest of the world? Now tell me, would that make you his friend...? Or an opposing side. Maybe he would even consider you... his enemy.

Think.

When someone asks "why?" you should always ask "why not?"

That's the first step for changing the world.

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Since I became a Christian I have had trouble understanding how to have a relationship with a man I've never seen or met.

Therefore, to remedy this, God has taught me what it is to miss people I have and have not known.  I lost my mother over ten years ago and began to learn what it really and deeply means to long for someone...to be reunited with them...to truly miss them.

I have been successful in transferring this onto my Christ.  I miss Him greatly.  It helped me to connect the reality of now with the incomprehensible reality of crossing the Jordan, so to speak.

It was hard for me to picture meeting Jesus in some abstract place called heaven.  BUt I could easily imagine Christ taking me fishing.

I used to want to keep my Jesus to myself, on that imagined fishing trip.  But over the years I have met people and shared this dream of mine.  I have learned that I can share my Jesus.  That others want to go on that fishing trip and that they desperately need that love and attention lavished upon them which Jesus so lavishes.

What I want in life?  To get as many people on that fishing boat as I can.  Sounds strange, I know.  BUt I cannot fail, because it is not me, but the Spirit of Christ which draws people to God.  If God draws them I will share with them the love of Jesus.

This is what I want to do in life. 

Kate.

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Thinkin' 'bout future......hm....m.......such a deal.....

But first.........before talkin' of "future"......I want to change me of this "present" first.......

Life is full of lies....I'm not being negative here..........but don't you agree everyone...including us........always try to create ourselves a perfect look......a mask of perfection......to wear........to hide our true side.....???

So.......why don't we be true.......true to our very own first......before thinkin' any further ahead of the future???

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Anything? I would walk fearless through this life. Fearless but, full of love and faith. I would follow the spirits every prompting and jump at the oppurtunity to walk hand in hand on a mission for my lord. As a matter a fact you could say my whole life was a mission. Without carnal fear or worldly worries. Only one thought. To be obedient. Truly ,this would make for a wonderful future!

                                                                         T.M.

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I'm super stoked for my future. I can't wait to get married to a wonderful Godly husband and have kids. I love to sing, and I'd like to pursue that somehow. However, my biggest passion is to speak and to tell others about Christ. One day I want to be able to speak at a large conference, like Creation or Dare2Share or something. Perhaps I'll get a bunch of on fire radical Christ followers and we'll start our own conference to reach the unreachable known as the Pacific Northwest.

Other passions of mine include missions; I'd love to work for World Vision and help out the poverty issue firsthand in some remote village in the heart of Africa...

Steph

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Two people I truly admire 4 thier courage is John the baptist and Billy Graham.The old testimant colliding with the present. I am in awe of both these true warriors of God!! If I could have the courage of JOHN even 2 the point of death for proclaiming Jesus and the knowledge of Billy Graham  , I would love 2 B a great person 4 Gods GLORY not mine!!! A great spokesman 4 God, and JESUS CHRIST!! You c , because I believe I am here 2 proclaim Christ , like John the Baptist and Billy Graham , 2 great people of God!!!! Yet I know God has work 4 me 2 do in his appointed time according 2 his will!!!!!!           

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