Average American Teenager

I just finished the lessons part of my Awesome Curriculum as you probably saw and so you decided to stop reading. But I'm done with that now and back to regular posting.

I'd like to talk about how boring it is to read the Bible. We live in a generation where things happen constantly. Camera angles change every 5 seconds on TV. Days fly by as activity after activity is crammed into around 13 hours of consciousness. Superstars and odd-named models float from crush to crash in a matter of days or less. Our culture moves fast, and shows no signs of slowing down.

As an American teenager, you try to do the right thing. Slow down, take a breath, open the Bible, and let it pour into your life. One word comes to mind as soon as you part the pages:

"BORING!"

Unfortunately we're used to things being a lot cooler, faster, and not so boring. For many people the Bible is worded to weird and doesn't make any sense at all (for those whom this applies to I would suggest reading the MESSAGE translation). It's just not as fun as chilling with your friends at a movie or mall or rave or whatever.

However, no matter how boring it is you need to read the Bible. Realize that although it's slow and boring it's getting you closer to God. Knowing the Bible helps you to withstand the "fiery darts of the enemy" (that's in the Bible... somewhere....)

I know how you feel, I'm an average American teenager too, but I listened to my Youth Pastor. When he said that we get a lot out of reading the Bible I gave it a shot, turns out he was right. Reading the Bible is very beneficial and perfect for the average American teenager.