When I was younger, I read this book titled "Do Hard Things". And it was a book about rebelling against low expectations. It was a book for young people. I know I'm still young. But when I was younger, I feel like I didn't care about what other people expected of me. There was a time in my life before I had a phone that I spent about an hour in God's word a day. This summer I've had morning devotions with my phone. And let me tell you something it wasn't the same as it was a few years ago. (If you are a young person let me tell you something: Connect with God while you are still young, and don't allow your phone and social media to distract you.) I just kind of don't care what people expected me and I be my own self and that makes me different. Most of the time I go beyond and above what people expect of me. I feel like I've been like the easiest child to raise. But you know there are times in life when I don't feel like rebelling against low expectations. There are times when I don't feel like going above and beyond. There are times when I don't feel like having daily Bible study. Higher expectations of me can't really push me to do more and achieve more. But if you just have low expectations for me, I may just settle into them. Working hard achieving more instead of the Bible daily takes effort. Why would I want to put effort into those things if you don't expect me to? So, I'm just begging you. Please don't have low expectations of young people. (And don't have annoyingly high expectations. I know teens can be hard to please!)
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