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Soulfood - Age is No Barrier

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12Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 13Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. 14Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you.

15Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. 16Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

1 Timothy 4:12-16 (NIV)

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Trying to live your faith and search for the truth can be intimidating. Often, those who are older and wiser will try to make you feel like you have alot to learn and alot of maturing to do. And while that may be true, this passage is clear about one thing: age is no barrier to living your faith in a way that affects other people. It takes alot of diligence and perseverence to set an example for the people around you in all those areas - speech, life, love, faith and purity. But if we really want to make a difference, we have to be willing to step up and take this seriously.