The Reason....

  Christmas is today, rather was today. Anyways, I'm here to apologize for not updating my blog lately...or like ever :P. In the last few months. I've been pretty busy, playing football and now basketball, along with school and other activities. That and I've been rather lazy, which i suppose at the very least at least I will admit it. I do enjoy writing in here and hope to continue onward in the upcoming months, but please bear with me :)


 So real quick I'll leave you with a little thought that I had at out kitchen table tonight.

 We all sat down to eat Christmas dinner tonight, when dad decided to ask the kids, what the reason for Christmas was. They all answered the preschool, church-child default answer..."JESUS". He proceeded to ask what Jesus did for us. "He...um He died on the cross...for our sins" replied the 3yr old. I was highly impressed. He's only 3yrs old and he already knows more about Jesus, and why He's so important than most people ever will. He knows exactly why Jesus came, He came to save us from our sins, so that "whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16). This led to the next question dad had to offer. "Why do we want to go to heaven?" In which the 6yr old promptly answers "CUZ THERE'S GOLD DUH". After some laughing he was corrected. However why do we want to go to heaven? Whats the driving factor for you? Is it the fear of hell? The Bible says so? The fear of there being no afterlife so you believe in Heaven and want to go there just to make you feel better? Whatever your reason is I believe we should want to go to heaven so that we can be with our Father the Lord, God our great creator! We should be longing to be with Him. Now please do not make the mistake for one second that this is how I feel. However I do believe its how I should feel, but I'm just as guilty as anyone. But this is the real reason, the real reason we should want to go to Heaven. God should be enough for us to want to go, not fear of hell, not because the Bible says so, not because of gold. Because we want to be with Him.

That was just a quick little post I wanted to make. Hopefully I'll be making more sooner than before. Until then....PEACE

Dating...the wrong way.

Dating now a days is a joke. Literally I laugh at the thought. Its been twisted from what it should be. Dating use to be taken as something sacred, now it is little more than a day to day thing for some people. Dating has become all about pleasure. Be it physical, or mental pleasure it has truly become pleasure oriented. Gone are the days when dating was worth something, had true meaning. In today society, I personally would say that dating has become more of a social status, less of a true feeling.

Today, society tells teens all about the pleasure that comes with dating. The emotional side, but especially the physical side. Television shows, movies, even literature, tells you all about this physical joy that comes with dating. Please do not buy in! I beg you, the physical side of the relationship must be held out to marriage! The physical side, is meant only for you and your spouse. If a guy is to sleep with his girlfriend, he is taking away a lot from her, that belongs to her husband. Same goes for a girl, if she sleeps with a man, she is taking away a lot from his future wife. What you take, when you indulge in the physical side of things, is not yours to take. Also it just morally is wrong. Sadly, very few see it this way in the modern day we live in. So many are sucked in, by the greed they have to take away what is not theirs to take. Do not, you are both stealing and committing adultery.

 Now what about the lesser physical side, such as kissing. In this case I don't see too much wrong with kissing. HOWEVER, i do believe that kissing needs to wait until you are mature, in your relationship. I mean wait till your getting serious, and are on the path toward marriage. I understand not everyone is going to agree with me on this, and honestly it is easier said than done. However I do believe that you should wait, but this isn't as pressing of a matter as what I stated above. Just do consider that you should wait till your older, because again you are indulging in the physical side of things.


So if not dating right away then what? Friendship! I know everyone tells you "don't get in that "friend-zone". But this isn't true, the best relationships come from friendships. This is how you should get to know the person of interest! Become their friend, find what common ground you have, and get to know their personality. Do not go into the friendship with the mentality of  "Id like to date you" because then you are hardly doing better than regular dating. Go into it with an open mind, of truly wanting to know the person better.


I just want to leave you with a few thoughts. Some are mine and some are from the book "I kissed dating goodbye" by Joshua Harris

1. Dating creates an artificial environment. (Joshua)
2.Dating tends to skip the friendship stage(Joshua+ as I stated above isnt good)
3.Dating is not all about the physical aspect.
4.Dating should be you going on the road for marriage.

I know not all of you agree with what I say here. But I do hope I at least made you think about it a little. I hope I successfully put the stone in your shoe and that you keep thinking about this. Please steer clear from the physical side, enjoy the true beauty of friendship with your special one. Friendship, leads to the road of true partnership.

Peer Pressure

Peer pressure is a nasty concept every teen has to deal with. It eats away at us every time we are around our friends. We wish to be accepted by our friends. What are we to do when people pressure us or tell us we should do something. Well three things come to mind for me.
 1.Consider is it glorifying to God.
2.Is.it what our parents would want?
3.Is it really who we are. Or are we changing for others.

 Number 3. Describes what comes from giving into peer pressure. We change who we are and become different. Staying true to yourself will make life far less confusing because if you give into different pressures your bound to have split personalities. Split personalities are both good and bad. The good kind is when you are changing to be respectful to someone. The bad kind is when you are changing to impress someone. 2.Is a good point of reference for situations. 9/10 times if your parents say its wrong it probably is. Just ask the question if mom or dad was standing right here would I do or say to this? 1.Is the most important of them all. Is it glorifying to God. This one is by far the hardest to follow. We all know this from our life walks. I don't feel that I need to go into anymore detail. Except to those who don't believe. I say this is hard because we all know that we sin. We will always fall short of God. Because He is perfect and we are imperfect. But don't let this discourage you. We should still try to model our lives like God tells us to.

 Now that you know what you should be thinking when your feeling pressured what exactly do you say. Well when it comes to things such as drugs. My dad always said tell them that if my dad or mom ever caught me doing this I would be in so much trouble you have no idea I'm not even going to risk it. My dad always told me to blame it on him and to walk away. The best advice I can give to you is that you need to talk to your parents about what you should say. I know that many of you are worried about what others think about you and I am too. But remember that real friends will stick by you to the end no matter how different from the average crowd you are. Real friends will stick by you to the end. Those friends that abandon you for being different from the rest of the crowd aren't your real friends. To end this post I just wanna say remember the 3things I told you about. Talk to your parents about what to do when your feeling peer pressured and lastly remember your real friends will stick with you to the end. It's a rough world out there that pressures you to do so many things that are wrong. Do not give into their lies stay true to yourself!

The Great Unknown

  Your life....is the great unknown. This is especially true during the teen years. You have no idea what lies ahead of you. You may think you know...but trust me something won't play out the way you planned it.

  Our lives are not meant to be planned out by us. Our plans are not perfect, our plans frequently fail. There is only One who can plan out your life and trust me He has everything perfectly laid out.

  In times of pain and sorrow you may feel alone...and question why God has this for you. A very common statement is "Lord why did you do this to me." Or more briefly "Why Lord Why." This is a very common question that I can pretend to have an answer to but I don't. I'm not the Lord so I don't even have business answering this. However I'm not going to leave you with that. My silly excuse for an answer to this impossible question is "God has a perfect reason for this, but we are imperfect therefore we cannot see it" That may not seem encouraging but trust me it is. It may sound strange to hear but death of loved ones happens for a reason. Trials happen for a reason. All of the things you experience in your life happen to grow you as a person. You mature each step of the way. God does things to make you stop think and grow. That to me is encouraging.

  For those of you who don't believe in God or for those of you who currently don't think God is helping you by presenting a trial. I ask that you go back to all the trials in your life and you figure out something good that you can learn from it. Then for those that don't believe I ask please tell me why you think the trial wasn't planned by Someone of higher knowledge. If you cannot learn anything from your own trials then your not trying hard enough. I can assure you that you can find something to learn.

I'm going to use an example.to back up my theory. As a child we all do naughty things. When our parents catch us we get in trouble. What happens when we get in trouble for the first time? We learn. There are multiple things we can learn.

A.Mom and Dad don't like what I did.
B.If I do it I get in trouble.
C.Much much more.

See even something as simple as that we still learn things. All of this to say God plans out your life to us it is the great unknown. But take comfort in the fact that it will play out exactly as its suppose to. That to me is all the encouragement I need to press on.

Forgiveness (Random Personal Thought)

Forgiveness usually comes when someone has been wronged. Forgiving someone comes after they say sorry, right? Well not exactly. For me anyways, forgiveness should always be given despite what the person says. For example if someone wrongs you but doesn't say sorry or ask for forgiveness. You should still go back and forgive them. Personally if I am wronged, and the situation has cooled down I will go back and say I know what happened ,but I just want you to know I forgive you.

There is a good kind of forgiveness without sorry or asking, and there is a bad kind. Let me give you an example.

"I forgive you even though you won't say sorry to me"
-This is one of the many bad ways. Do not make yourself look superior. Because then you become the jerk and just fuel the already tense relationship with said person.

"I know what happened, and I just want to tell you I'm sorry for when I was mad. I want you to know I'm not mad anymore and I forgive you for what was done will you forgive me for my anger?"
-This in my opinion is a good way of forgiving someone without them saying sorry. It doesn't make you look better. You admit you were wrong too, and you still forgave them in a loving way.

Forgiveness can be hard to give. But Jesus commands us to, even if we don't want to.How can we ask God to forgive us when we won't forgive our brothers and sisters.Matthew 6:14-16 
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins

 We are to forgive again and again. Matthew 18:21-22 
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?" Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 

This is saying that we need to forgive them again and again till this life on earth ends. We are to forgive them until it is settled in our hearts. We must remember that as God forgave us we must forgive them no matter what. Just as God forgave us by His Son's death on the cross.

Gold (Personal Thoughts)

Men, young men, old men I don't care. Single or not, look I'm noticing a trend. Guys just aren't all that respectful to women anymore. I mean don't get me wrong, some men are, to those of you I speak of, I give you man points. However I am talking to many, teenage guys. Girls become toys, how many girls and how hot they are seems to be what makes you cool. I don't agree with this at all! (Just as a side note, girls we aren't toys either so don't think your off the hook)

We need to treat girls/women like they are gold, because really they are. Think about it, gold is valuable, special, rare, and beautiful. If you think about it this very basically sums up certain girls. The right girls will be valuable to you, special, rare and beautiful. Don't be fooled by all the fools gold out there, it is without value, it isn't special, its certainly not rare, and while it may appear beautiful, deep down its worthless.

So when you find your gold, what should you do? Well for me I would treat my gold with great respect. Remember the gold and land isn't yours until you have staked your claim, or in other words until you have married her. So be respectful of the beautiful gold you have.

I would also be sure to keep the gold and not go searching for other gold nuggets. Guys do not cheat on your girlfriends, don't flirt with other girls, it isn't right. You need to keep to your gold nugget. Don't even look at them. You may have heard you can look but don't touch. Well if you really love your gold, you won't need to look at the other gold floating in the stream.

Smelt your gold, into a gold bar. This is my cheesy way of leading into gifts. Make your gold nugget a gold bar. Make her happy guys, give her gifts. I would personally frequently send flowers! I mean girls love flowers guys its a proven fact, every day its proven.

I'm still looking for my gold nugget. One day I will find her, and she will be treated like gold, this isn't meant to make me look good though. This is meant for men to have a reminder of how we should treat women. So I'm going to treat mine like gold? How bout you hmm?

(Note to the girls: Please treat us guys very much like this too. Especially if we are being respectful like started above. Don't take advantage of us, or else I would classify you in the fools gold, department. All the foolish men will love you, the wise man will turn from you. Plus we treat you with respect its only right you give it to us back)

Mormons

I have been learning about ways to minister to Mormons, and show them Christianity. In order to do this I have been attending seminars run by the organization “Truth In Love Ministry”. The Truth in Love Ministry exists“to bring as many as possible to heaven, Truth in Love Ministry proclaims God’s wrath and grace with love and respect to Mormons and equips other Christians to do the same.” They held a seminar on Mormonism and how to minister to Mormons at a local church here in Boise, Idaho. My youth group told me about this seminar, of which I quickly wanted to attend. In this report I will be sharing with you who the speaker was, what organization the seminar was run by,  what I learned, my own personal thoughts on the seminar and why it is so critical to minister to Mormons.

 The speaker was Mark Cares. He is a Christian pastor, who has become a large part of the Truth in Love Ministry. He has been a pastor for the past twenty five years, here in Idaho. About fifteen years ago he began a project to study Mormonism so that he could effectively relate and share the gospel to them. After studying Mormonism he wrote the book entitled “ Speaking the Truth in Love to Mormons”. He wrote this so that others could also learn how to speak to Mormons and relate to them. He says that he has sold over fifteen thousand copies of his book. He also shared with us that several people and churches are putting into practice his way of ministering to Mormons.

The Truth in Love ministry exists “to bring as many as possible to heaven, Truth in Love Ministry proclaims God’s wrath and grace with love and respect to Mormons and equips other Christians to do the same” as I quoted earlier. The truth in love ministry was founded in Nampa Idaho, from the Messiah Lutheran Church. They wish to share with Mormons the truth of the Bible. They want to help those who do not know the Love of Christ. Their main goal, is to help as many Latter Day Saints, followers as possible. They do this because they know that the Latter Day Saints religion leads to eternal death rather than eternal life. The stresses that Mormonism brings is what they wish to alleviate. Another goal of theirs is to show them “the wonderful difference the knowledge of being freely and fully forgiven in Jesus can make in a person’s life.”

During the seminar I learned many fascinating ideas and beliefs the Mormons hold. I had no idea, that they believed in not only three levels of Heaven, but that there is a spirit world split into two sections and lastly there is outer darkness a place where according to them few go.

They believe that there are three tiers to heaven. The Telestial kingdom, The Terrestrial kingdom, and The Celestial kingdom. The Telestial Kingdoms, is for people who did not accept Jesus as their savior, nor did they live a good life. It is here that they are slaves, but even that is apparently a great life compared to this earth. Also only the holy ghost visits this low kingdom of heaven. The Terrestrial Kingdom is where people who did not believe in Jesus, but lived good lives would go. It is here that Jesus and the holy ghost visit.  This is also heaven compared to earth even though the people in this kingdom rejected Christ or followed a different faith. This is where I believe they would say most Christians would go. Even though we believe in Jesus Christ, we do not believe in their doctrines. Because of this we could not possibly make it into the highest kingdom of their heaven. Lastly we have the Celestial kingdom. This is the kingdom where all Mormons hope to go, for it is here that they did the best work possible, they followed every command, got baptized, did all their temple duties and now will go to live with their “heavenly father”. It is in the Celestial Kingdom where they believe that “Heavenly father”, Jesus Christ and the holy ghost live. It is in the Celestial kingdom that they believe people can become gods themselves.

The spirit world I spoke of is broken up into two sections. Paradise and Spirit Prison. Paradise they teach is where those of Mormonism go who lived good lives and followed all the rules. Spirit Prison is where everyone who rejected Christ would go. They believe that via baptisms from the temple on earth for the deceased can send people from spirit prison up into Paradise. They also believe that people from paradise can go down and be missionaries to those in spirit prison.

Outer Darkness is the mormon’s version of hell. Outer darkness only happens to very few people. It happens to those who leave the Mormon church and to those who reject Christ even after seeing him, and knowing of his existence. They claim to know that at least Cain will be in outer darkness, beyond that they believe there are very few people are sent to this total separation from God.

I learned more about the false prophets that the Mormons believe in. They believe in a modern day prophet. His name is Thomas S. Monson. They believe that God still speaks to him and gives him revelations and prophecies to bring to his people. He is in fact a false prophet, we know this because the Bible tells us that there will be no more prophets. The Mormon faith itself even is based off of a false prophet named Joseph Smith and his teachings. Joseph Smith founded this religion based off of what he said to be visions and revelations from God. He even claimed to be a prophet himself.     Believing in false prophets is very dangerous. Jesus warns us to be wary of false prophets in the Bible. Matthew 7:15 Jesus says ““Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.” The Mormons, are being deceived by these false prophets and have little to no idea of it. The Mormons also believe that it is by works they get into heaven. Their verse in the Book of Mormon 2 Nephi 25:23 says: “For we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.” The Bible tells that it is ONLY by grace we are saved, not “after all that we can do.”
The Mormons believe that works is what gets them into heaven and it is by that they are saved. Christians do not believe this, we believe that it is by the love of Jesus Christ, and that He died for us that we are saved. It is by grace alone. This is why it is so critical to minister to our Mormon brothers and sisters. This is more than just a different opinion, the mormons are being misguided and they have the wrong, view of salvation.

The Mormons have very little idea of what hell is. They have no idea what horror awaits them and those who have not accepted Christ as their Savior. This is dangerous. They do not know the seriousness of Hell, and the total separation it brings from God. This is a terrifying fact. They need to know the extreme that is Hell, they need to know what awaits them if they do not become saved. But we must tell them in a loving way, so that we do not scare them or so that they do not feel like they are being attacked.

The seminar was an excellent one. I learned many new ideas and ways to minister. The speaker Mark Cares, explained these ideas in a way we all could understand he helped show us, the differences of Christianity and Mormonism. He also shared with us how to minister to them, which is the most important part. Many Mormons are put under incredible stress while trying to be perfect. The parents are trying to not only be perfect themselves but also raise perfect kids. The sons and daughters are trying to be perfect children and grow into perfect adults. Perfection is not possible, the only One who was perfect was and is Jesus Christ. We cannot be perfect, and yet that is what they strive to be. It is an impossible goal in life, they can never reach. It is sad, to see the stresses that a false religion such as this one can bring. He shared with us strategies for sharing the gospel with them. He told us we need to speak their language so that we can relate with them. Don’t debate, relate.

You can tell them what you believe and why you want to help them. Tell them that you are perfect, because you have been made perfect in Jesus Christ. This is one effective way to catch their attention. They are striving to be perfect, and if you already are perfect they will want to know how you did it. Another more gripping way to tell them is that “The Lord has revealed to me that you are going to Outer Darkness.” This will scare them a bit and they will probably ask you how they can not go to Outer Darkness. It is then you share with them the love of Jesus Christ.

I have stressed this earlier, it is so critical that we love our Mormon brothers and sisters and share with them the good news of Jesus Christ’s forgiveness. They are absolutely lost. Their idea of heaven and the spirit world, is wrong. They do not think that many people go to hell, which means they feel no, true terror or danger that comes from hell and needs to be known. Their very religion is based off of false prophets teachings, and today they even believe that a prophet walks this earth. They do not have the proper definition of salvation, they do not know the TRUE love of the Lord and Jesus Christ. They are being fed lies and being put under unneeded stress of perfection. “We don’t have to be perfect, because Jesus was perfect for us” -Mark Cares during the seminar.  

The seminar answered many questions about Mormonism for me and I found it very helpful. I enjoyed learning more so that maybe one day I too, can minister and share God’s love with the Mormons. I can show them just what I believe and help show them the truth of God’s Love. To be able to share with them the truth in the love of Jesus Christ and His death on the cross for us. The salvation I have by grace and not by works. This is what we should be sharing with our Mormon brothers and sisters, this is the message they need so desperately to hear. It is ministeries like Truth in Love that is spreading this urgent message.

SORRY

I will update this blog I have just been busy :P

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Random Personal Thoughts (Abortion)

Touchy subject. However a very critical one indeed. This subject I'm not going to be as, kind on as others so please excuse me.

I myself was almost aborted, in fact I was VERY VERY close to it. Ever since I found out about this I have felt incredibly strong on this subject. I am pro life, I don't just say it like many I MEAN IT.

Abortion is wrong, Period no if and or buts about it. It is there is no excuse.

A few common rebuttals are as followed.

R:"But the quality of the child's life will be poor"  A:Oh so then kill it, that solves everything... I think not!
R:"I cannot take care of it!"A: Adoption agency, is a good place to turn. 
R:"It came from sinful deeds"A: The child should not die from the parents mistake.

I myself come from a per-marriage pregnancy, and let me tell you I am glad I wasn't aborted. I am so thankful I was given a chance at life! It is sad to think that there are many children like me that have died, at the hand of murderers.

The 180 movie is a great place to get more information on this. Viewer Discretion is advised, however my youth group watched it. If you think it is okay for you to watch, I would suggest it.

Just as Hitler and his army killed Jews in the Holocaust. America, it's Facilities, and government authorities are killing babies, in the American Holocaust.


"You shall not murder."
Exodus 20:13

The womb should be the safest place for babies, however it no longer is.

Random Personal Thoughts (Teens + Society)

Have you ever thought about how badly the term teenager is looked on now a days? Or the fact that most of the times adults joke about how terrible a teenager can be (With some non-christian ones, and some Christian ones actually being serious.)? Well I have, and personally I don't like it HOWEVER I know it is true.

 The average teen now a days seems like their intelligent level is about zero. Common sense is amiss and they think they know better than their parents, and have far more skills then them. Which by the way, this isn't the case in general life. Maybe in certain aspects (like I know more about Blender and Film making then say my Mom) but still it isn't true you have a lot to learn.

Now I am guilty of this too, in fact I'm sure most if not all teens are. HOWEVER there is a difference between, making a wrong choice sometimes, and being a complete Idiot. Which all comes back to maturity too. You can be 21 and still be a kid, because your so immature. However you can be 18 and be an adult if you have a high level of Maturity.

 Society has such a low expectation on us teens, that we really are not expected to do much. Its a sad truth, but it has happened. It really isn't fair to the rest of us GOOD teens to be looked down on and given low expectation and are given praise for a job we should have just done in the first place. It's because of all the stupid teens, and the Bad ones, that we good ones have this low expectation. This reminds me of a book I read a few years back called "Do Hard Things" You should pick up a copy, it's definitely thought provoking at the very least. OH and get this it was written by Teens ;) (Well they were  teens  a few year back anyways gosh I'm old)


Now do not be under the false illusion that I think I'm perfect or that any teen is, we all mess up and we all test the waters. Its just I think many teens could seriously apply some better common sense.

But that's just me and my personal thoughts.

Random Personal Thoughts (Heaven)

  A friend and I were talking about Heaven the other day, mostly joking but also somewhat serious. We were talking about what it will be like. Will there be sports? Will there be cars (after reading that those of you who know my friends well know who I was talking to) and we were just wondering what family would be like up there, and what we would do, how old our bodies will be ya know all the essentials.

  I personally think that what we view as entertainment and good special things now, will no longer apply to us up in heaven. We will have a different holy view on things, no longer this worldly view. However it will be beautiful up there, I mean streets of gold ;) If the streets are gold imagine the rest of it :D

As for our age, probably somewhere mid aged, obviously excellent physical condition however not like it would matter much.As for family, I cannot say I guess we are all brothers and sisters right?

 Anyways this is my Random Personal Thoughts, a new thing I hope to be doing frequently. Lemme know what you think.

A few trials of Teenhood

    The Questions 

   Being a teen is one of the most the most difficult thing I have ever experienced. For me it's all about discovering who I am, testing my boundaries (You parents know what I'm talking about) learning new things and getting set up for what is currently my greatest fear, Adulthood. You as a teen do not know what is in your future, many questions tend to arise. Like the question you have heard since you were 6. What do you want to be when you grow up. The difference? Now they are SERIOUS! This is a real deal question! WHAT do YOU want TO BE when you GROW UP?  Another question is will you go to College and if so where? Another scary question. A personal question for myself and hopefully many of my friends is, where is my faith at?  This one is the most important of them all, and can also be the scariest.

          The Peers.

  Being a teen you also have these wonderfully awful things called "peers". They can be so wonderful and great for us to be around, if they have a good head, good morals,and are a good influence on us. However not all of our peers can be that. So one of the struggles, is how to tell a peer "Hey that isn't cool" while still keeping your level of coolness. Now I know  for a lot of us this is difficult to do, however the easiest thing to do and probably the best is to tell them no. And to not give in to "Peer Pressure". If they hate you afterwards for it, they weren't your true friend. I know this is probably exactly what your parents tell ya, but take it from me. They know more than we do young grasshoppers.

  The Self Confidence.

  Being a teen can also be hard trying to have self confidence. Lack of Self confidence is that nasty voice in our head that says, "Ew see that zit", or "Ugh bad hair day!" Self confidence is that thing that tells us "Hey Handsome" or "Wow I look Beautiful." And I know that pretty much every teenager struggles with the first one. That "I'm ugly" one. This is the biggest struggle in Teen years. However we all have to remember this: Our friends who are true friends really don't care and more importantly (and I know you've probably heard this one too my friends) God loves you either or. No really He does. Think about it for a moment. What's that one zit, to the love of Jesus? What's that one bad hair day, to the cleanliness that is us after we are saved? What is all of this self confidence issues, compared to the never ending love of God? He thinks your BEAUTIFUL or HANDSOME no matter what. He doesn't see our faults, our blemishes he sees our heart and love for Him. He only sees the good in us! 

        The End

   My friends, my stalkers, the parents. Or for right now, the no one who reads this. Remember that Teen years are tough but you can do all things through the Lord and together. Parents, think back to your teen years and remember your tough times, then think of your teens.