{"id":8278,"date":"2012-10-05T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/?p=8278"},"modified":"2012-10-03T22:28:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T14:28:16","slug":"gods-word-for-youth-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.creativeyouthideas.com\/resources\/devotional\/gods-word-for-youth-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"God’s WORD for Youth: Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their\u00a0life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.” –\u00a0Mark 8:35<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the prizes in life worth winning? This is the question that haunts\u00a0me.<\/p>\n

I don’t want to rush through life pursuing one thing after another, only to\u00a0find in the end that the only prize worth choosing is the prize I’ve managed\u00a0to lose. I could spend my whole life collecting the nicest clothes, the\u00a0smartest car, or the most notorious name in history and still lose my own\u00a0soul.<\/p>\n

Jesus asks me even harder questions. What am I willing to die for, or what\u00a0in my life must die so that I can truly live? I may not always choose the\u00a0easy ways; in fact, at times I will need to make hard choices. Some may be\u00a0choices for which I even choose to die.<\/p>\n

The path I see before me is full of choices. As a capable young adult, I look at\u00a0the future and choose those vocations and avocations that are worthy of my\u00a0time and calling as a person of God. I sort out what is important and put my\u00a0efforts there.<\/p>\n

Today I choose prizes worthy of my calling as a disciple of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their\u00a0life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it.” –\u00a0Mark 8:35 What are the prizes in life worth winning? This is the question that haunts\u00a0me. I don’t want to rush through life pursuing one thing after … Continue reading God’s WORD for Youth: Choices<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotional"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t