Christian Teens Essay Sample

Christian teens are looking to be expected of more and some wonder what they can do to make a difference in this world. So that raises the question, what can Christian teens do to be expected of more, and what they can do to make a difference? Christian teens are given unique opportunities to spread God's word to people of similar age, younger or older. This raises the chance to make a difference, even if it’s not a “superhero saving the city” impact. Every “small” thing we do to make a difference is in actuality a very big thing, and it affects someone. But nowadays teens are expected of much less than long ago, quote from Do Hard Things page 39 says “12-year-old David was expected to return a ship, captain, and crew… we are expected to return our sheets back to their proper place on the bed”. So back to the question, what do we do to be expected of more and make an impact in this world? We can build up our skills and boost our confidence in what we’re doing by starting small and then increasing the amount of effort and work we put in. Also, you need to be trustworthy and be someone that people can rely on to get the job done well and efficiently, this will bring more opportunities to show off our skill and to take care of more jobs that we feel confident in doing. Lastly, we want to step out of our comfort zones and do stuff that seems challenging so we can improve and help grow ourselves to learn skills that we don't think learning is “necessary” but really they are. 

To be expected of more and to make a difference in this world, we need to do small tasks that build up our efficiency and our skills so we can build up and do bigger tasks later. In the book Do Hard Things we are shown that people learn that starting ourselves off with small things helps us equip ourselves for bigger things in the long run. These smaller things help us build confidence and they also prepare of for the same obstacles on a larger scale later in life. Also jumping into big things and feeling like you didn't achieve anything or didn't change the world even the slightest is what makes us feel small. A quote from FERVR tells us “we often don't step out and make a difference because we are holding onto the discouragement of feeling small”. This makes a great point on how most teens don't do anything to change the world because they don't think it will change the world. This quote also helps us realize that just because we feel small doesn't mean that if we do something out of the ordinary that we try to get recognized for, doesn’t mean we’re going to not feel small anymore. It means that if you do something out of the kindness of your heart and you don't hope for people to praise and recognize you, you're more likely to feel better about it and recognize that you did something great, which has an impact on you and a greater impact on the world. Another reason to start off completing smaller tasks and moving onto big ones is to not dive into big tasks and underestimate them and face consequences but to start smaller ones and build skills and be rewarded for completing the task. Science Direct quotes “Motivation to persist in a failed-to-finish task is related to completion closeness.” If you start with a hard task that you have no skill in, likely, you won't get much finished. An example of this would be missing an entire math unit and then trying to complete the end of the unit test, it's highly unlikely that you will get a passing grade. But if you were there for the whole unit, you studied, and you worked hard to prepare for the test, you’re highly likely to succeed and get a good grade. Seeing that 100% compared to 45% is a much heavier motivation because it shows you that you’re capable enough to complete a difficult task. This motivation for math can also be applied to the real world and when you complete something that you’re very proud of. It feeds us motivation to keep going and to keep trying to succeed and it also helps us get motivated to do harder things. To achieve more as Christian teens we have to recognize what skills we have and we must complete smaller tasks before we move on to harder, more important tasks. 

To be expected of more as Christian teens, we need to build up relationships and be trustworthy people who others can rely on. If you’re at school, and the teacher asks someone to make copies, would they pick a student who is a trouble maker that would mess around and take forever to get the copies? Or are they going to pick a student who is trustworthy who they know will get the copies done fast and efficiently? They are probably going to pick the trustworthy student who they can rely on to get the copies and come back to class. This rule also applies in job scenarios and scenarios where someone is being picked to take on a challenge that takes a lot of work and effort. If you want to gain the chance to be expected of more and to make a difference, then you need to be a trustworthy person, because if you aren't you won't be handed the opportunity to take on hard challenges. A quote from Jostle says “When employers want more feedback from employees, higher trust helps leaders gain more input, including constructive criticism”. This goes to show that by gaining trust in a workplace scenario, employers are trusted with giving more input and gaining a “higher role”. Now if we apply this as Christian teens then we are gaining the trust of the people we are working to make a difference with. We can apply this by being true to our word and holding ourselves accountable for doing something such as being honest about our mistakes and asking for advice to improve and make a change in our efforts. We can stay true to our word by taking on jobs we can handle and also making sure we complete them to the best of our abilities. Christian teens need to be trustworthy and someone you can rely on so that they are trusted with doing tasks, and that they are seen as more capable than an average teen. 

Lastly, Christian teens need to step out of their comfort zones and get more comfortable with new things such as talking publicly and approaching people randomly. Both of those are things that many teens struggle with modern-day and sometimes in the past because now we aren’t encouraged to do things like that or approach someone confidently without others thinking it. Bible verse Matthew 19:26 says Jesus looked at them intently and said, ‘Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.’” This quote encourages us to step out of our comfort zones and trust God to help us and watch over us as we do it. God is always watching and he will help you and he will strengthen you to do something that you think is a challenge, which that is one thing we have as Christian teens that other teens don’t. We have the strength of God to help us do harder things and to do things that are on a larger scale, which should keep us in the right mindset to accomplish more. Also if we’re focusing our lives to accomplish one thing, then we’ll never make mistakes. This seems like it would be a good thing but it’s bad because it never allows us to ask questions and learn from our mistakes. There may be questions such as “if anything is possible with God, then why do we still fail” and that’s because even if something is possible we’re still going to fail. We all still will make mistakes but that is just the reality of trying something new. But the fact that he lets us fail and doesn’t always make us succeed over and over goes to show that it is necessary to fail and pick ourselves back up again. Another quote from DaveAspery says “Getting out of your comfort zone from time to time creates just enough good stress to ramp up your focus, creativity, pace, and drive”. These are all things that help you achieve more and things that boost your productivity levels. Pushing yourself like this can help you benefit and learn and grow but also when facing something you don't know much about your stress level is important. When you have that just right amount of stress that makes you want to push yourself and to achieve more, you can do it at a faster pace with much more efficiency. Christian teens need to consider and pray about stepping out of their comfort zones, doing so can boost confidence, productivity levels, and help you grow even if you fail. 

Teens should be motivated to pursue their dreams and to achieve more and do great things in the world! God allows us to be here and do great things for him and bring people closer to him, and there are a few ways to do it. First, we need to build up our skills and gain confidence in what we’re doing, Another thing we can do is build up relationships with people and gain trust, this will give us more opportunities to achieve our goals and to complete greater tasks that are held for people who are trusted. Lastly, we need to step out of our comfort zones and complete tasks and do things that are out of the ordinary, these things are good ways to build up our skills and get us comfortable with completing tasks that are hard for certain people. There are many other ways to be successful, we’re even still finding more ways to boost our skill levels and confidence. If we’re ready to put ourselves out there and do things that people have dreamt of doing, then we need to push ourselves as children of God and achieve great things through him.