{"id":1499,"date":"2015-04-14T19:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T02:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/upstreamteens.org\/blog\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2015-04-20T17:11:47","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T00:11:47","slug":"discussion-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/upstreamteens.org\/blog\/2015\/04\/discussion-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion: Together"},"content":{"rendered":"
Is there anybody in your life that makes you feel encouraged? What about them encourages you?<\/span><\/p>\n
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How do you hope others feel when they are around you?<\/span><\/div>\n
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When you face challenges, or have to make a tough decision, what do you do?<\/span><\/div>\n
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[24] “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. <\/span><\/div>\n
[25] Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching” <\/span><\/div>\n
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-Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV<\/div>\n
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Are you someone who influences others to make good choices, or shows love to others?\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
This world can be a draining place. School can have you surrounded by negativity, arguments, and burden you with work that is stressful or seems meaningless. Home can feel that way too, sometimes. It is important to meet together with others who can fill you up, and breathe life into you. It is important to be that person for others. If you are constantly drained, you will have nothing to give. You might become negative, or cynical. Look at your life, and who you surround yourself with. Are you being ‘spurred’ toward love and good deeds?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is there anybody in your life that makes you feel encouraged? What about them encourages you? \u00a0 How do you hope others feel when they are around you? \u00a0 When you face challenges, or have to make a tough decision, what do you do? \u00a0 [24] “And let us consider how we may spur one… Continue reading Discussion: Together<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"series":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"http:\/\/upstreamteens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-voice\/id792284906","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"http:\/\/upstreamteens.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/the-voice","embedCode":"

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