When you read this passage, what do you think? Do you think it will make you a sissy? If you are a middle school student, you most likely do the opposite of this passage. You talk (a lot), have selective hearing (especially with your parents & student pastor) and you like being wild and crazy.
Which, honestly, is ok. No seriously, I don't mind, you're teenagers. But (there's always a but), I want you to be wild, crazy, joyful, rebel teenagers who love God and love other people.
We all want to be different. We all want to have our own identity. You know what I mean. Some are jocks, others are preppy, some are nerdy. But here's the thing, if we let ourselves fall into these categories, we're really just like everyone else. Most teens are selfish, care only about what they want, are insecure and dress/act/look a certain way because they have a low self-esteem and want other people to like them more than anyone else in the world.
What this passage says is, be a rebel. Here's what I mean. Love other people. Care about others, just because. Listen to what God says, then live it out. Be fun, crazy, wild, etc. But do it out of a love for God and other people.
When you have fun, have fun with other people, not at their expense (by being a jerk). When you act crazy, be crazy by going out of your way to be nice to someone who is not nice to you. When you are wild, tell people that it is because your God is a wild and fun God. When you are angry, don't be angry because people are mean to you or you don't get your way, be angry because someone is being mean to someone else.
This passage says, be a rebel. Love God and listen to Him. Love other people. Obey God. Reach out and be kind to other people. Then you will really be different than everyone your age.
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