Put On Your Christian Pants

There are times we may not feel like exemplary Christians. It’s the perfect time to go to the store and try on a new outfit.

A little over a year ago, a Reddit user posted this: “Adults of Reddit, what is something every teenager should know about ‘the real world’?” Here is a sampling of the responses:

• $1,000 is a lot to owe — but not a lot to have.
• When we’re younger, … [w]e think we have all the time in the world. Our life is often filled with, “I’ll get to that later” or “I have plenty of time.” Let me tell you, we don’t have nearly as much as we think. Time slides by ridiculously fast as you age.
• Everything is expensive when you move out [from your parents’ home].
• Learn how to manage money. … Remember that there is an order of where your money goes: Rent and bills must come first and foremost before anything else.
• Don’t worry about not having the respect of people you don’t respect.
• You are the main character in your story — but you are not even an afterthought to eight billion people.
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