Fooling Ourselves??? | A note from Carl Blunt, President and CEO of The Life Book Movement

Posted: 20th July 2010 by WHYDavid in The Life Book
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FOOLING OURSELVES???
I hear positive talk among believers all the time about how God is moving in big ways as we draw near the return of Christ. I hear about movements among teenagers and how God is raising up a generation that will cause a tsunami of conversion and transformation in the United States and beyond.
Do we just want to believe this is happening….or is it really happening?
I’ll be the first to say that I could be uninformed about pockets of revival and awakening rising up in areas of America. If mass conversions and societal shifts toward Christ are occurring, either I missed the memo or I’m just not paying attention.
Yes, I want to believe it’s true. Yes, I want to be a beacon of hope to believers who want to believe that something incredible is happening in this generation.
But, I must be honest. From what I see, we are getting our butts kicked. Why? Maybe we should look in the mirror first. Have we, as Christian adults, allowed comfort and convenience to replace commitment and action? Have we confused good youth programs with counter-cultural invasions into enemy territory? Have we lost our own way, thus leaving our youth without mentors to emulate? Have we spent more on serving us than reaching them?
I am guilty. Each of us has to own our little piece of the problem. Shifting blame will not lead to solutions. It may be time to regroup, reorganize, refocus and restrategize. We cannot soak in our illusions any longer. The battle is waiting.
I want to be on the front lines. With The Life Book Movement we have an historic opening to infiltrate enemy turf with the most powerful sword in existence – The Word of God. Through God’s power, we can crush the enemy and rescue the hostages. I believe God has raised up this ministry for such a time as this. Let us not shrink from our call, nor relax from our goal to put God’s Word in the hands and heart of every teenager in the United States…and the world.
Do not be discouraged, but press on to involve more churches and more students. Do not delay, for teenagers are being captured every day. Do not grow weary, for God is our strength. Do not lose hope, for we win the war. Do not make excuses, for they are simply lies in disguise. Do not settle for excitement alone, for it does not accomplish the mission. Do not settle for motivation, for action and results are the true measure of our mission.
Pursue. Pray. Act. Believe. Do. Go. Now.
Carpe Diem Pro Deo!
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Carl Blunt
President and CEO
The Life Book Movement
"Saturating High Schools with God’s Word"
http://www.thelifebook.com/

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The Life Book | Taylor’s Story from Georgia

Posted: 6th July 2010 by WHYDavid in God Talk, The Life Book
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Last November, a few of our teens decided to do something brave. They asked God to make it possible for them to reach every one of the 2766 teens in our local high schools. They knew it was an impossible task. But they also knew that with God all things are possible. So they prayed.

In January, they were presented with an opportunity to put the Word of God into the hands of every high school student in our community by partnering with other local youth groups and an organization call The Life Book Movement.

In April, the prayers of a handful of our teens were answered as Christian teens from our local churches Saturated their high schools with The Life Book in one week.

But that isn’t the end of the story. I had post a blog about our experience with The Life Book as it was unfolding and I received the following comment on that post:

Matt Lawson says:

January 14, 2010 at 9:33 am

David,

What a great challenge. I have contacted the guys at LifeBook. Looking forward to getting some info.

Blessings!

Matt Lawson is the High School Pastor at First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Georgia. His church became the anchor church for a Life Book Saturation in Cherokee and Cobb Counties in Georgia.

That Saturation targeted approximately 18,000 students in schools across those two counties!

Recently a teen by the name of Taylor shared an experience she had during the Saturation of River Ridge High School in Georgia:

Hello,
i had always known my friend was a christian, but i felt a push to still give her The Life Book. I gave it to her and hadn’t heard anything back and had figured nothing came out of it. Yesterday, months after i had given her The Life Book she messaged me thanking me for giving it to her.
She had been going through some really hard times and had just wanted to clean things out of her life. She was cleaning out her backpack and had found The Life Book and sat down and started reading it. She proceeded to explain to me that she had always known the stories in The Bible and believed but never realized the depth. The stories in The Life Book helped her and showed her how much there is out there was for her. She realized that being a Christian is more than just believing. One has to follow through, stay in His Word and pray all the time, not just when it is needed.
We now are meeting up to catch up and talk about our faith. We both hope it will help and are very excited. Thank You Life Book for quite possibly saving my friend’s life. :)
Taylor <3
Romans 8:39 “No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

What an awesome story! I’m praying for Taylor and her friend as they grow in their faith, and I thank God that Taylor had the courage to share The Life Book with her friend and the patience to let God’s Spirit bring it to her attention when she was ready open her heart to His Word.

If you’d like to read more stories about Life Book experiences, check out the Saturate Blog.

You can also share your own experiences at The Life Book Movement website or you can share them right here!

Saturations will be happening across the nation and in some other countries in the coming school year, reaching approximately 1,000,000 teens. I’m happy to say that I have recently started working for The Life Book Movement as a Saturation Manager, helping to keep local churches on track and organized as they join together to put God’s Word in the hands of high school students.

The Life Book is given free of charge thanks to the support of Christians who believe that we need to reach teens with God’s Word. Every dollar given translates to one Life Book given to one teen. $12=12 Life Books to 12 teens. I urge you to donate online and commit to $12 a month to support the mission of The Life Book Movement to put God’s Word into the hands of every high school student in the US and beyond. That’s only $3 a week!

Donate Now

"It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it." –God (Isaiah 55:11 NLT)

Anonymous Question from Formspring: my boyfriend and i always fight. what should i do?

Posted: 2nd July 2010 by WHYDavid in Formspring Questions
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I receive questions from Formspring and answer them to the best of my ability. Here is an anonymous one:
 

my boyfriend and i always fight. what should i do?

I would strongly suggest that you start by talking to your parents about this. I know that’s the last thing most teens want to do, but your parents are your best advisors. If you feel like you can’t talk to them, then talk to another trusted adult.
Fighting in a relationship is NOT healthy. Emotional and verbal abuse is used to make someone feel worthless and totally at the mercy and under the control of the abuser. Abusive people generally become more abusive over time. It often escalates to physical abuse.
Abusive relationships don’t get better on their own. The fighting does not end when you give in or apologize. It’s usually a sign of deep problems in the relationship and will continue to smolder below the surface until it flares up again.
Dating should be a time of figuring out how to relate in healthy ways. It should be fun! What you are learning about relationships while you are dating will not only affect your future marriage, but will also affect the lives of your children. That’s why it’s so important to spend this time wisely and learn how to develop a relationship where both people treat each other with respect.
If this relationship has come to the point where you are fighting a lot, I would strongly suggest ending it and finding a boyfriend who will treat you with respect. There are good guys out there who will treat you right. They might not be easy to find, but that doesn’t mean you should settle for bickering and fighting just to have a boyfriend.
It might seem like I’m taking this way to seriously, but I have seen the end result of abusive relationships. My sister was murdered by her husband after 14 years of abuse that started by fighting and control, escalated to physical and ended with him beating their 13 year old daughter to death with a tire iron, then killing my sister with a hatchet. But honestly, I don’t know which she would say was worse–her murder or the 14 years of being hurt and miserable and lonely and feeling utterly worthless.
Don’t waste time dating anyone who doesn’t treat you with respect.

All caught up on my formspring questions! Time for some new ones… Ask me anything.
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