Leah says, “There's a girl in my grade, we'll call her Jane. Jane is the "queen bee" of our grade. She has the nicest clothes (her parents are very rich) and she is VERY popular because she's dating a popular boy as well. She's also a bully. She'll bully kids who are very shy, and a girl has left the school because of her.  Also, recently our grade voted for prefects (class leaders), and I was made a perfect. Jane was not. She was very disappointed, but now she keeps interfering with everything we are doing. We're organizing an event this coming week, and she's always involved, as well as ordering me around. I don't have a strong personality, is there any way that I can stand up to her that stays true to the scriptures?” To answer this question or really any other question that has to do with bullying, let’s first answer the question what is bullying and what is not bullying.  Bullying is an act that causes harm to someone else that is intentional and repetitive. This can be physical, which includes hitting someone, pushing them, or even damaging their property.  Bullying can be verbal, such as name calling, or insulting or teasing someone in a way that’s meant to hurt them. It can also be social, such as trying to manipulate someone, spread rumors about them, or excluding them on purpose. And bullying can be cyber, which is using online platforms to threaten or humiliate others. Bullying again is not a one-time act, it’s repetitive. It is not an argument between two people. It’s not a friend or someone else who is having a bad day, and they say or do something mean. Bullies tend to go after people who they perceive are weaker than they are. They feel like it gives them power. The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

I used to be the queen of comparison. Every single time I would walk into a room, the first thing I would do is search out who was in the room. I was not from a family who had a lot of money. We got new clothes once a year and that was right before school started, and they weren’t from the mall. They were the cheapest clothes that we could buy. So, as you can probably tell, they weren’t the nicest clothes, or the newest trends and I hated it. I remember one time, while in middle school, staying the night at my grandma’s house on a school night. I didn’t go home before coming to her house, so I didn’t have any clothes to wear to school the next day…and there was no way that I was going to where the same clothes two days in a row, even if I did wash them. My grandma had some extra clothes laying around her house, but the only thing that would fit me was a skirt. This skirt was long and had pink flowers. At that time, long skirts were not fashionable; skirts that were down to your knees were. I had a black shirt that I wore the day before, so I went ahead and wore that again with this skirt. Only, I wasn’t going to go out of the house looking like what I had thought at the time of as an old lady. Ha-ha…so, what I did was I rolled up the waste of this skirt until it was knee length. Do you know how much of a bulge I had at my waste from the extra fabric? Oh, my goodness! I was so embarrassed. I know, I know. Please forgive me, I was in middle school at the time…what did I know? I had a problem with always comparing myself to others, but this day, I really had a problem comparing myself to everyone around me. As a result of constantly comparing myself to everyone around me, I fell into what I like to call the comparison trap, and because I got stuck in this comparison trap, eventually I compromised who I was so much that I completely lost who I was as a person. Have you have done that? Have you ever walked into a room, saw another girl or group of girls and began to compare yourself with them? I’m not talking about from a “Who does she think she is” mentality or an , “I’m better than you” mentality, but fThe Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

This week's episode, we answer another AMA question with our special guest, Pastor Chris Dubois. This week, we are answering, "I like this Christian guy, but he doesn't like me back. What should I do?"We also dig deeper into what a healthy Christian Relationship actually looks like! The enemy wants nothing more than for you to lose in life, but with God on your side, he doesn't get to win!Chris Dubois WebsiteChris Dubois BookThe Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

In this week's episode, we're answering the questions, "Is Jesus the Only Way to Get to Heaven?" and "If someone has never heard about Jesus, so they haven't had the chance to accept or reject Him, dies, will they go to heaven?"A survey was done recently among Americans about what they believe about heaven. In this survey, these people were asked:Do you believe in Heaven? 73% said yes.Do you believe you are going to heaven? 60% said yes.How does someone get to heaven? 50% said that if you are generally good or you do enough good for others, you will earn a place in heaven.40% said that you don't have to believe in God to go to heaven.On top of this survey, a couple years ago a pastor at a church in New York told his congregation that the belief that anyone who doesn’t believe in Jesus is going to hell is insanity. He then went on to say that’s not even what Jesus believed. He then went on to say that many people take many paths to get to God. But is what this New York pastor saying true? The short answer, no. He is deceived and sadly leading many people away from God not toward God. John 14:1-6 says and this is Jesus speaking, "“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in Me (Jesus). There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. And you know the way to where I am going.” “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?”Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me."  If these are the words that came right out of Jesus’ mouth himself, how ca n this pastor claim that Jesus did not believe this as Truth. It’s a lie and deceptive.    Jesus is the only way because He’s the only One who took our sins, replaced our sins with His perfect life and all we have to do is receive this free gift that He givesThe Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

This week, Pastor Chris Dubois is joining us on the UncommonTEEN Podcast. He is the founder and senior Pastor of the Awakening Church in Dover, NH. Along with being a husband and father of 6 kids, he is also the author of three books, including the one we are going to be talking about today called, “A Better Approach to Dating: Navigating the Modern Dating Scene with God’s Guidance.This is a 2 part episode. In this week's episode, Pastor Chris Dubois answers the question, "What does a healthy Christian Relationship Look Like?" In part 2, airing on April 8th, 2024, we are answering the question, "I like this Christian guy, but he doesn't like me. What should I do?" You aren't going to want to miss these episodes!Check out Pastor Chris Dubois book here: A Better Approach to Dating: Navigating the Modern Dating Scene with God's GuidanceThe Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

Dayla says, “I have a relationship with Jesus, but I struggle when I feel like I’m not close to Him. When I’m close with Him, I know that I would go to heaven, but sometimes I feel like when I don't feel  close to Him, that I won’t go to heaven and I’m very scared about that.”In this week's episode, we're going to answer the questions:1. What is Salvation?2. How do we know if we are saved?3. How do we get saved?4. If you mess up, can you lose your salvation?5. What does it mean to be out of fellowship with God?The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

How many of you would agree that we can be our own biggest obstacle? Like, we want to do something, but yet we let fear stop us. Or, we have these great desires, yet we lack the motivation to do what we need to do in order to get them done. Or someone compliments us on something, yet we immediately start thinking of all the ways that we aren’t good enough. Joshua felt the same way when God was calling him to do big things. He felt weak. He was scared. He probably had the thought, “Who am I to do something like this? God, I know you know everything, but me? Like, don’t you know who I am?” When God was telling Joshua to step out and do what he had called him to do, but all Joshua wanted to do was run and hide. Joshua 1:1-2 says, “After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am giving them. I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you—” So, Moses had just died. The Israelites are getting ready to step into the promised land. They have some big challenges they are getting ready to face and now they need a new leader…and that new leader is Joshua.  Oh, and did I mention how many Israelites that Joshua was supposed to lead? It wasn’t 50. It wasn’t 100 or even 1,000. We’re talking Joshua is being called in to lead 2-3 million people!  As you can imagine, Joshua is facing some pretty big insecurities right about now. He is having to come to grips with the reality that he was no longer going to be a follower, but God was calling him out to be a leader.  But God isn’t just going to leave Joshua to figure this out on his own. I love what he tells Joshua next. Joshua 1:5-9 says, “No one will be able to stand against you as long as you live. For I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you.6 “Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead thThe Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

One thing I love about author, speaker and life coach Caris Snider is her heart for God and her message on how to overcome anxiety with the Word of God! I guess that's really two things! This week, Caris gives us practical steps that we can take in order to not just deal with anxiety and depression, but overcome them once and for all! Ladies, there is hope! There is freedom!!Be sure to check out Caris Snider's new Devotional for Teens! This is a must-have book for everyone ages 13 through 18!Here's a little sneak peek below:From "Anxiety Elephants for Teens: a 90-Day Devotional:"Anxiety is more prevalent now in the lives of teens than ever before.As the world has become more confusing, and the pressures are on the next generation for a host of anxiety-inducing issues, teenagers may find themselves crippled under the weight of their fears. Nevertheless, Scripture has something to say about the mental health issues our teens face. Anxiety expert Caris Snider will walk readers through how to manage their symptoms and trust in God through this ninety-day devotional.Caris’s relatable prose and kind voice will ease readers through their daily struggles as they see God’s providential hand in their lives.As teens face an unprecedented world, ensure they are equipped with this guide on tackling their fears…and embracing the future God has paved for them.Anxiety Elephants for Teens: A 90-Day DevotionalAvailable March 5, 2024!  Pre-Order Your Copy Now:Amazon     Barnes & Noble     Christianbook   End Game PressThe Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

This week’s AMA question is a compilation of several questions I have received over the past couple months. I have had questions on, what do I do if I’m dating a guy and I know it’s not right to what does a pure Christian relationship look like to when do I even know it’s time to start dating? So, I’m going to answer these questions and more! All right, so let’s start with the question, how do you know when it’s time to start dating. Well, I can give you my advice, but in the end it’s really a decision between you, your parents and God. However, I truly believe that there are times that are better than others and I truly believe that there are things we can do to keep ourselves out of trouble when the time is right.  But before I even answer that question, I want to talk about dating today. The way that this world has set up dating is honestly preparing us for divorce. I mean think about it. You think a guy is cute. He thinks you’re cute. You start hanging out. You begin to date. Then, when he’s no fun anymore or he thinks you’re no fun anymore, it’s time to move to the next guy. It’s not about commitment. It’s not about what’s best for the other person. It’s not about if you’re going to marry them one day or not. Song of Solomon 8:4 tells us and this is from the Message Bible. It says, “Oh, let me warn you, sisters, don’t excite love, don’t stir it up, until the time is ripe—and you’re ready." The reason is because every person that you date, you are giving a piece of your heart away to and when it’s time to give your heart to the man God has for you, there’s not a lot left to give. It’s been broken. It’s been bruised. So, how do you know when the time is right? The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

In this week's Ask Me Anything Episode, Grace asks: "Why do you believe in God? And why should I?Why do I believe in God? When I was at the lowest of lows, God came in and rescued me. When I was completely broken, He still wanted me. When my own family didn’t want me, God said, “I want you!” When the world said there was no use for me, I was just a throwaway, God said, “I have a purpose for you.” When the world said that I wasn’t worth loving, God said, “I love you so much that I sent my Son Jesus to die for you!” When I heard that God wanted to come into my life, take my past, take my brokenness and make me brand new, I was all in. I had tried living life without God and it didn’t work. This was the hope I so desperately needed! And let me tell you, my life didn’t change overnight, but even through the hard times, I know didn’t have to walk my life alone. God was with me. Now, when I look back on my life, it still amazes me how God took that broken 17 year old and transformed her life so much that the people I grew up with no longer recognize me. I tell people my story and they are in shock that those were stories about me because God has absolutely changed my life. To learn more about my story and why I said yes to Jesus and why should you, check out this week's epidose of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

Ladies, I am so excited about our special guest this week, Mandie Maass. Mandie is a Bible teacher, a speaker, a published writer, and the host of the Be the Brave Ones podcast. She is also the founder and visionary behind Brave Girls Gather, which is a ministry on a mission to see your generation live out their faith with resilience and courage. She has been championing Encouraging and mentoring teens for over a decade. And she wants girls everywhere to know that they have what it takes to live out the purpose God has for their life.In today's episode, Mandie talks about what it means to make room for Jesus. Making room for Jesus first starts with examining:"Am I making room?" "How am I making room?""Is there opportunity for more room for Jesus?"Recently, I had one of you all ask the question, "What do I do if I don't have anyone to talk to?" Mandie answers that question as well in this week's episode.Check out this week's episode to learn more!The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

I heard my pastor say this years ago and it had such an impact on me that it has stuck with me ever since. He said, “Big dreams and small dreams cost you the same…your life.” Ephesians 3:16-20 tells us the same thing. It says, and this is Paul speaking, “I pray that from God’s glorious, unlimited resources that He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. When this world tells us not to get our hopes up, I want to encourage you to do the exact opposite. Get your hopes up as high as they can go. God wants to use you to do big things for His kingdom.  Ladies, if you struggle with feeling like you don’t have a purpose or that you’re a mistake or that you have no idea why God created you, I want you to know that God doesn’t make mistakes. He made you on purpose, with a purpose for a purpose.  You being here on this earth during this time is proof that God saw a problem that only you could solve. He created you just like you are, with all of your quirks on purpose, because there are certain people who will be drawn to you so you can make a difference in their lives for the Lord. The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

Have you ever wondered if your prayers are working? Have you ever felt like you were just talking to yourself when you were praying…or maybe you felt like you just aren’t doing it right…like maybe God’s not listening because there’s something you’re missing? If that’s you, know that I have been there, too! When I first gave my life to Jesus at the age of 17, I felt this exact same way. When I became a Christian, nobody explained to me how to pray or how to even read the Bible. I had to figure it out on my own and it wasn’t an easy journey.  Funny story, because I had heard all of these ultra-spiritual people praying, I actually thought that in order to talk to God through prayer, I had to start out by saying, “Heavenly Father” or “God” in a way that made me sound so sophisticated. Haha…I’m so glad I don’t have to act like that when I’m talking to God, I can just be myself.  But even in the midst of not knowing how to pray or even how to read the Bible, I didn’t give up. One thing I have learned about God over the years is that when we reach out to God, it doesn’t matter how far away we were, He will always us right where we are, and I desperately needed Him to do that!  Over the years I learned that the Bible actually has a lot to say about prayer and that God did actually want to answer my prayers. He wants to answer your prayers, too!  But did you know that God can’t answer just any prayers. There’s only one type of prayer God can answer, and this is the number one reason I truly believe that we may not see God answering our prayers.  The only kind of prayers that God can answer are prayers of faith based on the Word of God. Check out this week's episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast to learn more!The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

Loneliness has become such an epidemic today…many people are even calling it a crisis. And the hard part is, when we feel that way, we don’t feel like we can talk about it…we feel like will understand or like they’ll judge us.  And loneliness is no longer a problem with not being around people as I shared before. You can be surrounded by your friends; you can be surrounded by a large group of people and still feel lonely. According to the Christian Research Institute, loneliness is not just a social isolation issue, loneliness is caused when we feel unseen, we have trouble connecting with others, we don’t feel valued, and we don’t feel like we have a purpose. God created us as relational human beings. We were meant to have real relationships with people, not just surface level friendships. This was my biggest challenge growing up. I had the same close group of friends from Kindergarten all the way through college, but honestly, I don’t think any one of them ever took the time to really get to know me. Our friendships were always surface level…and I felt the heavy dread of loneliness. “Nobody likes me.” “Nobody cares about me.” “What’s wrong with me?” Feelings are very real, but we shouldn’t follow our feelings, because they can often lie to us, telling us things like, “there must be something wrong with me?” “why am I so different?” “why can’t people just like me?”  But how do we build those true friendships? How do we break past those feelings of loneliness or that nobody likes us into the joy and encouragement true friendships can bring us?The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

This week on the UncommonTEEN Podcast, we answer 5 of the top questions that every Christian Teen Girl asks themselves:Do I really matter?Does God really care about me?Am I really that important to this life?Does God really have a good plan for me?Does what I do really make a difference?Spoiler Alert: The answer to all of those questions is YES!!!The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

I was reading an article from the sweet Sara Barrett talking about why teens today are in what many people call an identity crisis. When we talk about identity as Christians and who God says we are, we miss out on one very important piece of information.Before we can really receive who it is that God says we are, we have to answer the question, who is God that I should trust Him?"First of all…God is love! If you are anything like me, I had a dad growing up who didn’t understand what it meant to be a good dad…not even close! It was hard for me to see how much I was really loved by God, because I was looking at God through the eyes of how I saw my earthly dad. However, once I had a revelation of how much God loved me, it rocked my world!  When I gave my life to Jesus at the age of 17, I was a depressed, broken, miserable mess! But what changed my life, was I heard how much He loved me and how much He cared about me…even when my earthly father didn’t and I couldn’t help but be drawn to him.  I have heard many Christians and even pastors say things like, “You better not mess up or God’s going to get you!” Ladies, God is not looking out and watching for when you mess up so that He can give you a holy smack to the head. No! He doesn’t like when you mess up. It hurts His heart, because He knows that it’s hurting you, but He’s not out to get you. That’s the devil. John 10:10 tells us that the thief…or the devil is the one who comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy, but Jesus came to give us life and life more abundantly! To learn more about who God is, check out this week's episode!The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

There’s a trend that I have noticed over the past 3 years with coaching Christian teen girls. About 95% of the girls that I coach, have a challenge with reading their Bibles daily. I know if these girls are struggling, there are probably a lot more of you who are struggling as well. A couple weeks ago, I decided to do some research and this is what I found: 60% of American Christians either rarely read their Bibles or never read their Bibles.39% of Christian teens worldwide, not just in America, do not even believe that Jesus was crucified.50% of Christian teens, again worldwide, do not believe that Jesus rose from the dead. You may have heard me say this a couple weeks ago on the podcast, but ladies those two things…Jesus being crucified on a very cruel cross and raising from the dead is at the core of what we believe. You must believe that in order to be a Christian! Only 12% of Christians who go to church read the Bible daily. So think about this, only 12 people out of every 100 people you see at church read their Bible daily. Ladies, if this is you…you struggle with reading your Bible daily…I am not putting you down at all. You are not alone. As I shared 95% of the teen girls that I have coached over the past 3 years struggled with it as well.  But why? Why are most Christians struggling to read the Bible every day. Here are 7 reasons why:We don’t have time. We don’t understand what it says when we do read it. We don’t know where to start with reading it. We find it boring. We don’t like reading or have trouble with reading.We think they know everything already, because we have been going to church our whole lives.They don’t think it’s still relevant to them today…that it’s outdated.The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

Merry Christmas!!Have you ever had a challenging day and out of nowhere, someone comes up to you and says something to you and it just so encouraged you? I know I have. There was a time several years ago that I was worried about something. It was something I had never done before and honestly, I was scared. Out of nowhere, someone came up to me and encouraged me and let me know that God was with me that I didn’t need to be afraid. It was exactly what I needed to hear at exactly the right time.  Maybe you haven’t been in that place. Maybe you needed an encouraging word and yet no one came up to you and encouraged you. I’m sorry that happened, but instead of being sad or upset about it, how about you be that for someone else this Christmas season? Proverbs 12:25 tells us that worries weighs a person down, but an encouraging word cheers a person up. The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

Jen Rogers is a Life Coach,  Speaker, Bible Teacher, and the Podcast Host  of The Empowered Stepmom. You may be thinking, "Stepmom?" What does that have to do with me? Just wait...because this message is P.O.W.E.R.F.U.L!Jen wants you to know that just because someone says something about you, doesn't make it true!You have the opportunity to change this world being who it is that God created you to be!  But how do we find out who we were created to be?Check out this week's episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast to learn more!Grab your FREE Handbook here:www.coachjenrogers.com/uncommonteenIn this episode, we answer the question, "How do I really know I'm saved?"The Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com

Jen Rogers is a Life Coach,  Speaker, Bible Teacher, and the Podcast Host  of The Empowered Stepmom. You may be thinking, "Stepmom?" What does that have to do with me? Just wait...because this message is P.O.W.E.R.F.U.L!Jen wants you to know that just because someone says something about you, doesn't make it true!You have the opportunity to change this world being who it is that God created you to be!  But how do we find out who we were created to be?Check out this week's episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast to learn more!Grab your FREE Handbook here:www.coachjenrogers.com/uncommonteenThe Beautiful Movement's Summer Box is now available for pre-sale! You have a chance to sign up before they sell out again! The Theme: “Walking with Jesus,” a box to help you go deeper with God this summer! Go to www.jointhebeautifulmovement.com, enter in code uncommonteen and get 15% off your first box!Follow on IG @the_beautiful_movement I would love to invite you to join us this July 19th and 20th for UncommonTEEN Live 2024! Being a teen girl today is tough. Being a Christian teen girl is even more challenging, but God has given you everything you need to not just survive in this crazy world, but to SOAR! Head on over to UncommonTEENlive.com and grab your tickets today!I also want to say thank you so much for your prayers! We found a venue and it is amazing…even better than I could have imagined.Ladies, we have had challenges recently with the UncommonTEEN App and had to close it down. Don't worry, a new app is coming soon!!If you still want to ask your Ask Me Anything Questions or if you need prayer, head on over to UncommonTEEN.com.For the Ask Me Anything Questions, click on the RED BUTTON at the top of the screen. These questions may used on a future episode of the UncommonTEEN Podcast!For any prayer requests or more personal questions, click on the YELLOW CHAT TAB at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. These will not be used on the podcast unless you say you would like it to be used. Connect with Us!Website: UncommonTEEN.comInstagram: @uncommon.teenUncommonTEEN Live Conference: UncommonTEENlive.com