Skip to main content

CHALLENGES FACED BY YOUTH IN THIS 21ST CENTURY

CHALLENGES FACED BY YOUTH IN THIS 21ST CENTURY
Challenges are inevitable. Everyone will surely face it both the youth and the aged. Youths are faced with a lot of challenges these days but true sons and daughters of GOD come forth as Gold no matter what is at stake. Ecclesiastes 12 vs. 1: Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh; when thou say I have no pleasure in them. Many get carried away during their youth and regret afterwards when they are aged. The youthful stage is a stage of excitement; don’t get carried away by the things of the world. It is a stage of discovery; discover your GOD given gifts and talents. It is a stage of choice, make the right choice. All the challenges faced by youth are surmountable. Here are some highlighted challenges faced by youths:
·         Fear
·         Indecision
·         Peer Pressure
·         Lack of Discipline
·         Low Self Esteem
·         Bad Time Management
·         Lack of Vision
Fear
Fear is a tool in the hand of the devil. Fear drains courage. Fear presents everything from a negative view point. Fear prevents one from making progress. Fear is enemy’s perversion of faith. Fear turns a bright and colorful future to a bleak one. Fear makes you afraid to face tomorrow. Fear makes life unbearable. 2 Timothy 1 vs. 7: For GOD hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power and of love, and of a sound mind. Many are afraid of what their future holds. Many are afraid of how they can be great in life, since nobody made headway in their family. Don’t be trapped by fear. Believe in your GOD and believe in yourself. Because CHRIST lives you can face tomorrow. Because CHRIST lives all fears is gone. Because CHRIST holds the future. And life is worth the living just because He lives. Rather than fear the devil, fear GOD. Proverbs 9 vs. 10: The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Indecision
This is the inability to decide on a course of action especially if two or more possibilities exist. We all have choice. GOD made each of us with a free will. This enables us to make our own decisions without being influenced. It is good to decide to serve GOD. It is good to decide to do things that please GOD. It is good you decide to do away with ungodly relationship. It is good you decide to move with godly friends. It is good you decide not to do things of the world. 1 Thessalonians 5 vs. 22: Abstain from all appearance of evil. Joshua 24 vs. 15: And if it seem evil to you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood or the gods of the Amorite’s, in whose land you dwell; but as for me and my house; we will serve the LORD. Indecision is a challenge faced by youth. Many can’t take decisions on their own. Decisions on the course to study, decisions on what to wear, decisions on moving with godly or ungodly friends. You have to decide what is right and what you won’t regret of doing afterwards. Daniel decided in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat nor wine.
Peer Pressure
This is also a challenge facing youths nowadays. Many youths succumb to peers pressure. They want to wear the latest wears and do the latest things. Many get easily influenced by their peers group. I Corinthians 15 vs. 33: Be not deceived; evil communications corrupt good manners. As youths, we have to take our stand in CHRIST and not get influenced by the world. We should influence the world, the world shouldn’t influence us. (Matthew 5 vs. 13-16). Let the world see your light and glorify your father in heaven. Move with people of vision, people that set their affections on things above and not of the world. Move with people that fear GOD, this goes a long way helping you. (Psalm 1 vs. 1-2). Dinah the daughter of Leah was defiled because of evil company; she was mingling with the daughters of a strange land. (Genesis 34 vs.1). As sons and daughters of GOD we are not to walk in the counsel of the ungodly nor stand in the way of sinners.
Lack of Discipline
Discipline is a controlled behavior. It means self- control. It is a systematic method of
obtaining obedience. Discipline is contentment and is a great gain. Many youth lack discipline. Show me a disciplined man and I will show you a man full of wisdom and knowledge. Show me an undisciplined man and I will show you a man that lacks wisdom and understanding. Our GOD is self- control, He expects us to be self- controlled in all our deeds. Joseph’s discipline prevented him from sleeping with his master’s wife. He said how can I do this great sin and sin against GOD? His discipline moved him to the prison and from the prison to the palace. Daniel’s discipline made room for him in a strange land. Men of discipline will fear GOD. 1 Timothy 6 vs. 6: But godliness with contentment is great gain. That is discipline. Many youth exhibit indiscipline because they are discontented with what they have. Many youth covet material things which profit nothing. A man that covet what others have is  an undisciplined man. As youths, you are to discipline yourself in all aspect. In the aspect of sexuality, eating, spendings and other areas.
Low Self Esteem
Proverbs 23 vs. 7a  : For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Many youth lack confidence. Many youth belittle themselves. When you think in your heart that you can, yes you will; but when you think in your heart that I cannot, you cannot. Low self-esteem is also a challenge facing youths. Many youths don’t believe in themselves. You have to esteem yourself high and not low. GOD our heavenly Father’s promise for us is that we shall be the head and not tail, be above and not beneath. Don’t limit yourself when you have a limitless GOD. Isaiah 60 vs. 1: Arise and shine for your light hath come and the glory of GOD is risen upon thee. 
  Kindly share with our youths out there to encourage them!!! It is well with us....



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

OUR DAYS.

OUR DAYS Greetings to all reading on this platform worldwide. I write on this topic OUR DAYS even as   my twin sister and I are a year older today. Glory be to GOD for a new year and a new day. A song says great is thy faithfulness, Oh LORD my father, morning by morning new mercies we see, all we have needed his hands have provided, Great is thy faithfulness. Truly great is his faithfulness toward all men. Many are not convinced of these, many don’t see something special in GOD’s faithfulness towards them. David said “Then I lay down and slept in peace and woke up safely, for the LORD was watching over me. He GOD never sleeps nor slumber over us, we just find out we sleep and before you know it, you open your eye to a new day. This is the LORD’s doing and it should be marvelous in our sights. We are to see reasons to always appreciate and thank GOD for his goodness, mercies and faithfulness. That you are alive shows He is faithful. The gift of life which is the greatest of...
Post a Comment
Read more

MARCHING INTO VICTORY

MARCHING INTO VICTORY Welcome to a new month, this month marks the end of the first quarter of this year. Gradually this year is running. We bless the ALMIGHTY for his faithfulness so far in our lives. We bless HIM, for it is by HIS mercy that we are not consumed. GOD promised us, this year is our year of manifestation, lifting and bountiful harvest. We have to march into them. We have to march into our manifestation. We have to march into victory. We have to march into lifting and upliftment. We have to march into bountiful harvest. We have to march into joy unspeakable. We have to march into our promise land. We have to march into our possession. We have to march into opportunies. We have to march into testimonies. We have to march and progress into surplus and abundant. We have to march into favor. We have to match into breakthrough. We have to march into open doors. We have to march into open doors. We have to march out of sorrow. We have to march out of lack. We have to ma...
Post a Comment
Read more

FAITHFUL WHO HAD PROMISED.

FAITHFUL WHO HAD PROMISED To be faithful is to be reliable, worthy of trust and consistent with reality. A faithful man pledges and might later be unfaithful. For instance, couples make vows at the altar during their wedding, but these vows don’t stop the man or woman from breaking promises and vow. A married man finds himself cheating outside marriage despite all vows made during his wedding, because he is not faithful. You find cheating outside marriage is a common thing now, which shouldn’t be. Husbands drink from your own well, stick to her and figure out things by praying together. Wives drink from your own well, stick to him no matter what he has done. A man is not the faithful who had promised, because men fails and break their promise. Only GOD is the faithful who had promised. The bible said cursed be he that put his trust in the arm of flesh. The arm of flesh will surely fail. You been promised something by your uncle or aunt doesn’t guarantee you will be given the th...
Post a Comment
Read more