I Can Be a Positive Influence Too

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

1 Timothy 4:12, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

I Can Be a Positive Influence Too

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

What problem around you bothers you, the way ocean pollution bothered Boyan, and what could you start doing about it?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God that he isn't waiting for me to grow up before he uses me.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

Lord, thank you for believing in me even though I'm young. Make the way I speak and treat people a good example today.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Encourage someone who has been feeling down today, and say out loud one thing you admire about them.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)