Teen Girls

How to Find a True Friend

Finding True Friends

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Friendship is a great blessing. Friends provide companionship unlike anything else. Great friends can come from all circumstances and all walks of life. Having a variety of people around you keeps life interesting. Though our network of friends may be large, our closest friends should reflect our values and beliefs. Our “true” friends should be brothers and sisters in Christ who spur us on to love one another deeply and to grow even closer to Jesus. They should support our decisions that will honor God and steer us away from those choices that would be detrimental to ourselves or others.…

Would you like to host an event for girls?

What You Need to Know to Host a Girls Event

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Recently I shared with More to Be readers about a dream I had of hosting a reDefining Beauty event for teen girls. This event was something that God laid on my heart over a year ago as something my Acteens group could do for girls in our  community. For some time I had wrestled with the idea. Could we pull it off? What if no one showed up? What if no one had fun or learned about the Lord?  For months I kept it to myself and tried to come up with excuses and reasons why we couldn’t do it.…

{download} Cultivating Accountability Partnerships

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Have you ever thought of how you could benefit from an accountability partnership with a friend or even a mentor? Imagine having a someone in your life who was committed to . . . . . . helping you grow in your faith! . . . challenging you to get real about studying Scripture! . . . caring enough to ask you about your prayer life! . . .bold enough to challenge you in the areas you’re most tempted! Yes, your close friends and parents might be willing to serve you this way, but sometimes being close to someone makes…

How to Spend Your Summer Wisely

How to Spend Your Summer Wisely

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I don’t know about you, but when the weather is nice outside, I tend to have zero motivation to do any kind of work. Why stay cooped up inside all day when the sun is shining outside? But just because it is summer doesn’t mean there isn’t still work to be done. Yes, it is tempting to blow off all tasks and spend these sunny days out by the pool. Besides, there is a reason it’s called summer vacation! However, Proverbs 13:4 NLT says, Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper. Notice that it…

Authentic Love

Real Answers: How do you love again after you’ve been hurt?

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Real Question: What do you do if you are afraid to love someone because of being hurt in the past? A Twenty-Something’s Perspective . . . Courtney’s answer: To be honest, this is something I am currently working through. I believe that it is a process. Trust is earned and it takes time to watch it grow and flourish in the context of a healthy relationship. I often remember the following quote and feel encouraged to keep loving and keep embracing the process: I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more…

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