This was a challenge I gave our students their last day of school. I pray it is a help and blessing.
Schedule
Proverbs 6:6-11 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Don’t Sleep in! Schedule a daily walk with God. Schedule faithful Church attendance.
Uphold
Ezekiel 22:30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
Proverbs 4:23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
Suggested cell phone policy for teens.
- 10 minutes a day of talk and text total
- Never in a room alone
- Never use a cell phone to call the opposite gender
- Give it to your parents every night by 10:00 p.m.
- Don’t take it to Camp or Youth Conference
- Don’t bring it into church!
- Give it to your parents permanently if you stumble
Obey your authorities. Stay Accountable. Never watch TV alone without supervision. Don’t access a computer without supervision. Don’t access the internet without a safeguard.
Ministry
Hebrews 10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Attend everything: Sunday school, morning service, evening service, youth hour, mid-week service, uouth activities, Camp, Youth Conference, Everything!
Develop a walk with God. Determine how much Bible reading and prayer for each day. Scripture Memorization – 3×5 cards, work on the ones you know. Serve on a bus route, get involved!
Mature
Luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Read at least one book this summer! Learn something new. Practice!
Employment
Proverbs 26:13-16 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Get a job! Be industrious! Learn to work! Save 80% of each paycheck. Set goals in this area.
Relationships
Ephesians 6:1-3 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
Enjoy your family! Don’t date as a teenager. Invest in your relationship with your parents and siblings.
