Comments on: Do Hard Things According To Ruth http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/ reb•e•lu•tion (reb’el lu shen) n. a teenage rebellion against the low expectations of an ungodly culture. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:38:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: hannah http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-364942 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:09:42 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-364942 When my 13 birthday was past i liked being a teenager but now i see that many teens in our church are like and i don't realy want to be like them, I am having fun preparing and teaching lessons to 2-3 yearolds with my best friend instead of going to the youth minestrey on wednesday night.sometimes i feel left out but i rember that i am searving in my church. As my mom told one of her friends "we are just skipping the teenage years and maturing quicker." and i am just fine with that. When my 13 birthday was past i liked being a teenager but now i see that many teens in our church are like and i don’t realy want to be like them, I am having fun preparing and teaching lessons to 2-3 yearolds with my best friend instead of going to the youth minestrey on wednesday night.sometimes i feel left out but i rember that i am searving in my church. As my mom told one of her friends “we are just skipping the teenage years and maturing quicker.” and i am just fine with that.

]]> by: Lydia Bianco http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-114883 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:20:48 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-114883 At our church the elders and our pastor refer to us teenagers as young adults, young men, or young ladies. :) I think when you're called that, you feel a responsibility and feel older almost, as opposed to being called "just a teenager." At our church the elders and our pastor refer to us teenagers as young adults, young men, or young ladies. :) I think when you’re called that, you feel a responsibility and feel older almost, as opposed to being called “just a teenager.”

]]> by: GUNNY HARTMAN http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-113464 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:34:14 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-113464 I think that people tend to rise to the level of expectations, which is why this is so important. I've been known to say at church that we treat teenagers as young adults, instead of as big kids. However, parents often have to be reminded of such, having bought into the culture's expectations of teenagers as selfish and immature. P.S. I actually found this to be less of a problem when I lived in England than in the US. You'd REALLY be just lovin' it over here! Soli Deo gloria, Gunny, The Lone Star State I think that people tend to rise to the level of expectations, which is why this is so important.

I’ve been known to say at church that we treat teenagers as young adults, instead of as big kids. However, parents often have to be reminded of such, having bought into the culture’s expectations of teenagers as selfish and immature.

P.S. I actually found this to be less of a problem when I lived in England than in the US. You’d REALLY be just lovin’ it over here!

Soli Deo gloria,
Gunny, The Lone Star State

]]> by: Sheila http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-111783 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:12:34 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-111783 By the way, I am from Canada, and as you might have noticed in the above comment, I too spell things weird! Behaviour, honour, colour, Saviour, centre, all that stuff. I don't say 'crisps', but I do say 'Pop' instead of 'Soda'! ;) If only I had an 'incredible English accent'! ;) God bless, Sheila By the way, I am from Canada, and as you might have noticed in the above comment, I too spell things weird! Behaviour, honour, colour, Saviour, centre, all that stuff. I don’t say ‘crisps’, but I do say ‘Pop’ instead of ‘Soda’! ;) If only I had an ‘incredible English accent’! ;)

God bless,
Sheila

]]> by: Sheila http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-111782 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:07:49 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-111782 Wow! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! This is exactly what I needed to hear, and it is exactly where I'm coming from! Wow! I totally agree. If the behaviour of a teenager doesn't live up to toddler standards, what has this world come to? Totally, totally on track. Thank you again. Kaisha Thomas: I know how you felt about being called a 'teenager'. I don't carry a bitterness to the term, exactly, but I do see the worlds definition of the word as being 100% correct. Quote: “rebellious, disrespectful, good-for-nothing.” So true. That is why I have requested that those around me do not call me a teenager, for I am not going by what everyone thinks of when they hear that word, and I don't want people to get the wrong impression. If that is what a teenager is, (“rebellious, disrespectful, good-for-nothing.”) then I am not a teenager. That's all there is to it. God bless you all in your endeavors to Do Hard Things!!! Sheila Wow! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! This is exactly what I needed to hear, and it is exactly where I’m coming from! Wow! I totally agree. If the behaviour of a teenager doesn’t live up to toddler standards, what has this world come to? Totally, totally on track. Thank you again.

Kaisha Thomas: I know how you felt about being called a ‘teenager’. I don’t carry a bitterness to the term, exactly, but I do see the worlds definition of the word as being 100% correct. Quote: “rebellious, disrespectful, good-for-nothing.” So true. That is why I have requested that those around me do not call me a teenager, for I am not going by what everyone thinks of when they hear that word, and I don’t want people to get the wrong impression. If that is what a teenager is, (“rebellious, disrespectful, good-for-nothing.”) then I am not a teenager. That’s all there is to it.

God bless you all in your endeavors to Do Hard Things!!!
Sheila

]]> by: Kaisha Thomas http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-108385 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:52:31 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-108385 Thank you so much for posting this. It was very encouraging. When I first turned 13, I liked being called a teenager. It reminded me that I was getting older, and was going to be allowed more privileges. About a year or so ago, I started being discontent with being called a teenager. The title seemed to have a tag on attached to it that said, "rebellious, disrespectful, good-for-nothing." I didn't want to be that kind of person. I felt like the whole world was looking on as my teenage years went by, just waiting for me to get mad at my parents, get into drugs, and simply waste these years, using them for myself. I wanted desperately to prove the world wrong. I had an "I'll show 'um" sort of attitude. Then every time I messed up, I felt like a total failure. I was doing exactly what the world wanted me to do. What kind of daughter of the King would do a thing like that? But now my attitude has changed. I still want to be more than the average teenager, but I don't carry the bitterness toward the term that I used to. Thank you for keeping this blog up. It's been a huge encouragement and help to me. Thank you so much for posting this. It was very encouraging. When I first turned 13, I liked being called a teenager. It reminded me that I was getting older, and was going to be allowed more privileges. About a year or so ago, I started being discontent with being called a teenager. The title seemed to have a tag on attached to it that said, “rebellious, disrespectful, good-for-nothing.” I didn’t want to be that kind of person. I felt like the whole world was looking on as my teenage years went by, just waiting for me to get mad at my parents, get into drugs, and simply waste these years, using them for myself. I wanted desperately to prove the world wrong. I had an “I’ll show ‘um” sort of attitude. Then every time I messed up, I felt like a total failure. I was doing exactly what the world wanted me to do. What kind of daughter of the King would do a thing like that? But now my attitude has changed. I still want to be more than the average teenager, but I don’t carry the bitterness toward the term that I used to. Thank you for keeping this blog up. It’s been a huge encouragement and help to me.

]]> by: Josiah Robertson http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-107635 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:34:15 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-107635 Very impressive. Pretty much speaks to every Christian teen. We need to apply this in our lives every day. DO HARD THINGS!! Very impressive. Pretty much speaks to every Christian teen. We need to apply this in our lives every day. DO HARD THINGS!!

]]> by: Timothy D. http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-107634 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:31:34 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-107634 Love the post. Thanks for writing this. I've found myself wondering the same things, but I am always grateful when I see people striving to rise above for the glory of God! Love the post. Thanks for writing this. I’ve found myself wondering the same things, but I am always grateful when I see people striving to rise above for the glory of God!

]]> by: Ella G. http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-107585 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:41:52 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-107585 This is a good reminder, Ruth. Teenage Rebellion isn't normal, though our world has called it such. We do need to "Do Hard Things" and be different teens. We need to live as Christ, and not as the world thinks we should. This is a good reminder, Ruth. Teenage Rebellion isn’t normal, though our world has called it such. We do need to “Do Hard Things” and be different teens. We need to live as Christ, and not as the world thinks we should.

]]> by: Emily R http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-107515 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:22:21 +0000 http://www.therebelution.com/blog/2007/07/do-hard-things-according-to-ruth/#comment-107515 I had never thought to compare toddlers to teenagers like this. It is startling to observe that we simply roll our eyes at teenagers and expect no improvement, while we actually try to train toddlers. Thanks for making us think, Ruth. I had never thought to compare toddlers to teenagers like this. It is startling to observe that we simply roll our eyes at teenagers and expect no improvement, while we actually try to train toddlers. Thanks for making us think, Ruth.

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