Help Wanted

A big-time struggle I'm noticing lately, especially with high schoolers at Wren, is the fact that they have horrible judges of character, which is natural for teens. I mean, I'm a nice guy, but I'm also a realist. Here are a few incidents I noted:

• If you are dating a guy, or like a guy, that is a total jerk to you, but you still stay with him, you need to get out of that relationship and as soon as possible. You are not going to change him and chances are, that jerk personality is his true self. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT, stay in the relationship and try to change him, it will not work. The best thing to do is just walk away.
• People always have issues, that's just a fact of life everyone deals with. However, some people turn to the wrong people for guidance. If you struggle with drinking or smoking or anything along those lines, the absolute worst person to turn to is someone struggling with the same thing you are. The best person to talk to is GOD. The next best is a mature adult, whether it is a youth pastor or a counselor, preferably of the same sex.
• If your friends are telling you to change, but you don't think you need to, chances are you have an issue you need to deal with. Denial is just satan trying to pull you into his world, and the best thing you can do is to come to terms with yourself.

If you are reading this with the intentions to change some of these things, talk to someone you can trust and tell them some of the problems you are dealing with.