thatchristianteen

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just wake up and realize I haven’t prayed in days. Not because I don’t want to, but because… life just gets noisy. I'd spend hours scrolling through my phone more than I’m talking to God, and even when I try to pray, it feels awkward — like He’s far away and sometimes I'm just not sure what to say anymore. Next thing I know I'm scrolling through TikTok and seeing all these Christians posting how on fire they are for God and looking so satisfied and peaceful and I start thinking "why can't I live like that? No dry seasons , no confusion always on fire for God". I used to feel really guilty about it. I’d think, “God probably doesn’t want to hear from me anymore. I've messed up too much.” But here’s something I’ve learned: You can never drift too far for God to bring you back. The truth is, even the strongest Christians go through dry seasons. There are times when you feel on fire for God, and then times whe...

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but being compared to your sibling is one of the most annoying things ever. "Why aren't you as focused as your sister?" "Why aren't you as smart as your brother?" Like, why do parents do that? Why can’t we all just exist in peace? Though they may think they are motivating you, they are actually discouraging you. It really annoyed me a lot. My older sister is already at university and is doing well. While my younger brother is the techy kid everyone calls "smart". He's learning coding and building stuff with wires and batteries and everyone acts like he's the next Elon Musk. I on the other hand, am not interested in science at all and I'm still trying to figure out what course I want to study at university. I used to take all these comparisons personally. Every time someone praised my siblings, I felt like they were trying to say that I wasn't as good as them but as I grew in my faith, I start...