Teen Life & Relationships Archives

Will God Forgive Me for Sexting?

October 16, 2021

Every month, Google sends me and e-mail that lists what people type in the search bar that leads them to our site. It has never failed over the last year that in the top three results is the question, “Will God forgive me for sexting?” Actually, for most of the last 12 months, this search has been the number one traffic driver to our site.

So why did I type this out first instead of just giving you the answer? Because I want you to know you’re not alone. You may feel that way- like you’re the only Christian girl who has ever given into the temptation or felt the pressure to sext. I assure you, you are not, after all the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has overtaken you, except what is common to mankind,” and I can tell you, sexual temptation is allllllll too common. If you’d actually like to see the statistics on teens and sexing, click h ere.

The short answer on sexting

The short answer is YES. God will absolutely forgive you for sexing. After all 1 John 1:9 (ESV) states, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” However, I implore you, do not exit out of this post and think it is just that simple. Please keep reading.

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How to Talk to a Friend Making Negative Life Choices

November 5, 2019

How to Talk to a Friend who is Making Negative Life Choices| Transformed4More.com

In the last post, I discussed three signs that a friend may be going down a destructive path or is making negative life choices.

To follow that up, I wanted to discuss a caring way you can talk to your friend to try and figure out what is going on.

True friends look out for each other. One of the best things you can do is talk to them about what you see happening and that you are genuinely worried about them.

A Foundational Bible Verse

Matthew 18:15-17 provides the way to keep one another accountable. This verse is more applicable in church discipline, but can work in almost any situation. Below is the verse, then I will break it down.

If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.”

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Three Signs Your Friend is Going Down a Destructive Path

October 30, 2019

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“Sarah, I was at the football game tonight and Robin was with Kara and her group of friends the whole time.” I considered what Susan had just said, and I knew it wasn’t a good sign.

Robin was a good friend of ours and Kara was not a positive influence on Robin. The more they hung out, the more rebellious Robin became. I knew it was not going to be a recipe for Robin’s success.

As you get into your teenage years, some of your friends will start making decisions that will bring negative consequences into their lives. No one wants this for someone they care about and in today’s post, I want to share three signs that your friend may be headed down a destructive path.

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Three Things to do When a Loved One Walks out of Your Life

October 22, 2019

Jenni sat in her room on Christmas Eve, crying. Tomorrow would be the first Christmas without her older sister being there. Earlier in the year, she had a spat with their parents and declared that she would never come back to their house.

It had been six long months with no word from her. No texts. No calls. Blocked on all social media. Silence. Complete silence.

Have you ever been in this situation? Are you currently?

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Three ways I Completely BOMBED College Dating

September 18, 2019

So today, I am opening up about a “chapter” of my life that I don’t like to “read out loud.”

From the title, you can already guess- it’s college dating.

If you notice, on this site I mainly discuss teenage dating from ages 16-18. This is because I did exceptionally well in dating during this age. However, when it comes to college dating, I made many mistakes.

In today’s blog, I want to tell you three ways I screwed up these years from a dating standpoint and hopefully provide you with useful information to keep you from making the same mistakes.

I will also use GIFS. They will help me stay more light-hearted as I write this. Otherwise I would just get mad at myself all over again.

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