This year’s theme is “Built Different”. Teenagers live in a world where what’s true, embraced, and celebrated changes almost daily. The world and its views are built on an unsure, unsteady foundation, yet the requirement is for everyone to conform or suffer being considered out of step with progress or missing out on the good life. Because of this, we need to be reminded of what God says is true and be encouraged to live a life of obedience. Any teenager that embraces God’s word and ways will literally be built different from the surrounding culture. But that’s ok! Jesus reminds us that our obedience to Him results in standing strong in the face of the storms of doubt, difficulty, disapproval, and death. Every day we have the opportunity and available resources to be someone whose life doesn’t shatter in the storm, because our lives are built upon the Rock, Jesus (Matthew 7:24-27)!
