Young people today need a sense of belong, love, and security. That's something God gives—not just here on earth, but for eternity.
—Nancy Alcorn, founder of Mercy Ministries of America, a home for troubled young women. Virtue, Vol. 20, no. 6. - Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5.
Psalm 148:12-13 (NIV) Young men and maidens, old men and children. 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for his name alone is exalted; his splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
Proverbs 19:27 (NIV) Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV) Don'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.
Isaiah 40:31 (NIV) But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
