God, Girls, and Getting Connected: Spiritual Apps for a Teen's Life
By Robin Marsh and Lauren Nelson Faram
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About this ebook
Miss America 2007, Lauren Nelson, and award-winning TV news anchor Robin Marsh share a passion to encourage teen girls. In this relevant, engaging devotional they show the cell phone generation of girls why accepting God’s call is the best decision they’ll ever make.
Each devotion includes a question in teen lingo, God’s “text response” from Scripture, insightful reflections, and a daily spiritual app to help girls relate biblical wisdom to everyday needs as they explore:
- how to deal with the drama of other girls
- decisions about boys and sexual purity
- do’s and don’ts of social media
- the fun of living out a bold faith
- their identity and uniqueness in Christ
A cleverly presented, timely look at God’s help for the needs young women face today. Perfect for individual faith growth and as group discussion and study material.
Robin Marsh
Robin Marsh is an Emmy Award-winning news anchor at KWTV-News9, the CBS affiliate in Oklahoma City. Robin uses her influence from television as a way to share with women and girls about the love of Jesus at retreats for women, students, and churches. She was honored as a “Woman of Distinction” by Girl Scouts of the USA.
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God, Girls, and Getting Connected - Robin Marsh
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GOD
How cool is a job where one day you get to hang out with a major music star and the next day you are able to ask the vice president of the country a question? The world of television news is exciting indeed! My work as a news anchor has been on camera
for more than 25 years. I like sharing stories about the famous people I’ve met and interviewed for my job.
I especially love to tell about the Greatest Person
I’ve ever met! My life changed the moment I met Him. I’ve never been the same. That person is Jesus Christ. Who is He? He’s the One who gives peace when you’re afraid. He makes a pact to never leave your side. And most important, He offers you the chance to have eternal life with Him and in Him. That life-changing experience through Jesus is available to you—all you have to do is ask Him!
God is calling your heart, and He wants you to recognize His ringtone. Let these devotions help you connect to God. You’ll be glad you answered His call!
Faith in the Unseen and Unknown
Emma: How am I supposed to trust and believe God when I can’t see Him?
God’s Text: So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal
(2 Corinthians 4:18).
Getting Connected
When you sit in a chair, you have faith the chair will hold you up. You know this because you can see the chair, you’ve seen other people sitting in chairs, and you trust that the chair will not break, move, or disappear. It’s easy to trust the chair because you can see it and touch it.
If putting your faith in God is difficult because you can’t see or touch Him physically, it’s time to focus on the evidence of God that exists all around you. Think about the sun. Consider how God created this huge, fiery ball to heat and light the earth. Examine the intricate, spectacular flowers in your yard. Stare at your hand and take note of the incredible, loving craftsmanship that went into shaping it and making it purposeful.
One of the most vivid and beautiful pieces of God-evidence is His followers. Ruth, a woman mentioned in the Old Testament, is just one example. She followed her mother-in-law, Naomi, to a land she had never seen. Ruth left her parents, her hometown, and everything she knew to follow a God she didn’t know. Ruth saw evidence of God through Naomi. Ruth told Naomi, Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God
(Ruth 1:16). That showed Ruth’s foundation of faith in the one true God!
Today’s App: What is stopping you from having faith in God? Look around. Pay special attention to the way God is revealing Himself to you. If you’re a believer, are you reflecting God to the world? Share your faith with someone today—not just with words but with actions too.
He Is Your Everything
Samantha: There is no way God can be all I need Him to be in my life.
God’s Text: God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work
(2 Corinthians 9:8).
Getting Connected
Do you have times when you feel incapable of going on? Maybe an illness or the stress and pressure of school gets to you? It’s difficult to see past today’s trouble. Because of our humanness, we are in a constant state of need. The only person who can satisfy that void is God. No matter what we are facing, He is big enough and mighty enough to help us handle it.
Do you know God has more than 70 names? Each one describes a special characteristic of His. Here is a sampling:
Elohim means creator God.
He created you, knitted you together perfectly and uniquely.
El Shaddai means God all sufficient.
He can take care of everything.
Jehovah or Yahweh means I AM.
God was here before the creation of the Earth, and He will be here after it is gone.
Jehovah-Jireh means God the provider.
God always gives you what you need.
Jehovah-Rophe means the God who heals.
Jehovah-Nissi means. God our banner.
God is present and active on the battlefield of life with us.
Jehovah-Shalom means God our peace.
When the world throws us curveball after curveball and we are falling apart, God is our peace.
Jehovah-Tsidkenu means God our Righteousness.
When God looks at us, He sees righteousness because the blood of Jesus Christ covers us. Jesus is our only righteousness.
Jehovah-Shammah means the Lord is there.
God is with us wherever we go and in whatever storm we face.
God can and will provide everything you need. You only have to invite Him to be your Lord and Savior and ask for His help.
Today’s App: Hand your life and all your needs and expectations to God. Let Him be your peace, your comfort, your healer, your provider. Tear down the walls and let God come through for you and be your everything.
The Gift
Colleen: What do I have to do to be a Christian?
God’s Text: To all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God
(John 1:12).
Getting Connected
Do you remember asking your parents whether Santa Claus was real? Many parents said, If you want to receive, you have to believe.
If you wanted Christmas presents, you probably decided believing meant receiving! Do you believe Jesus Christ is real? Do you believe His promises are true for you? He wants to give you the best gift you can receive—eternal life. That present, the gift of salvation, is available to you, but you have to ask for it to receive it. One of the most well-known verses in the Bible plainly shares God’s best gift to us: God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life
(John 3:16). Have you made this verse personal to you? Do you believe in Jesus? More importantly, did you ask and receive?
Today’s App: Do you remember a time when you prayed and asked God to forgive you of your sins and become the Lord of your life? If not, you can do that right now! There is no magic
salvation prayer. You just need to talk to God. He wants to hear from you. Here’s a prayer to help you:
Dear Lord, I know I am a sinner. I believe You came, died on a cross, and rose from the grave three days later. Please forgive me for my sins. I accept Your wonderful gift of salvation. Thank You for the promise of love and eternal life! In Your name I pray. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer for the first time, please tell someone—especially someone who will help you connect with a Bible-believing church full of people who love Jesus. Welcome to the family of God!
Because I Said So
Kristen: Why should I listen to God? He’s always asking me to do hard or impossible things.
God’s Text: If you love me, keep my commands
(John 14:15).
Getting Connected
When you think of the word obedience,
you might picture your mom pointing her finger at the clothes on your bedroom floor while saying, Clean up this mess!
or your dad telling you Take out the trash or you can’t go to the movie with your friends.
In the dictionary, obedience
is defined as dutiful or submissive behavior.
Obedience is an act. You have a choice when it comes to obeying your parents. You also have a choice when it comes to obeying God. God will not force you to answer His call. He wants your willing obedience.
Think about Mary, the mother of Jesus. She was most likely a teenager when God sent His angel to tell her she would give birth to Jesus. Can you imagine being told you were going to give birth to the Savior of the world? Even though you were a virgin? Mary surely thought, How can this be? God is asking the impossible!
Mary chose to obey God. How different history and our lives would be if Mary hadn’t been obedient and willing to embrace God’s