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[Rachel] You know, life with Jesus is fun
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and it's hard but it's fun.
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[Jess] I see that what
that way of life offers
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is so much more than what the
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world's way of life has to offer.
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And I'm Rachel, and this is our story.
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[Jess] I think it's so easy to try
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and find approval in places
that are not healthy,
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whereas when you know Jesus it's like
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you're accepted as a child of God already.
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[Rachel] With God I don't have to
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fold myself up neatly, and I can be myself
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a lot more easily, and that confidence
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comes from Him, and I recognise my worth
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to Him, and that's the
only opinion that matters.
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Knowing the difference that Jesus has
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in your own life and
seeing that difference
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in other people's life
is just so inspiring
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because you want other people
to be able to access that
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and to be able to experience the same
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transformation in their own lives.
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How I share my faith with others is
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tricky and it's a scary thing to do
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and it's a scary idea,
and it's a scary concept,
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but I talk to people, I like to talk,
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There's been so many times where people
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have tried to quieten that voice.
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You're always going to be too
loud or too much for somebody,
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but I have a voice and it's a loud one,
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and it wants to speak for Jesus.
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Seeing broken people and people who are
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genuinely hurting and knowing there are
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so many answers in the bible,
you want to share your faith
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because you want to be
able to help people.
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When you so deeply want
other people to know
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the truth as well, I think it's easier
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to be confident about your faith because
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it's not something that
we should be ashamed of
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or something that we should try and hide,
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but I think actually,
our faith is something
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that we should be proud of.
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My two pieces of advice
that I would give to
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any young person looking
to share their faith
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or explore their faith, is
to look for other people.
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Doing something that big and new and scary
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on your own can be quite daunting,
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and looking for other people that you can
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lean on and ask for advice
is a great way to grow
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My other piece of advice that I would give
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is to just be open to
it and just let go of
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any stigma that you might have
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and just being able to
just say, look I want to
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start that journey, and
know that God's got you
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and sharing your faith is something that
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we're still working on.
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Asking questions is a really good thing.
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If you have questions that's more a reason
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why you should go to
church and should try and
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find the answers to those questions
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and it's good to have questions
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but you need to make sure
that you're asking them.
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Faith to me is a personal thing
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but it's not a private thing.
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We were made to share it outwards,
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we were made to share the glory of God,
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and I know it's such a
necessary thing to do
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and it's something that I
feel like I need to ask God
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to put on my heart a lot more.
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Although we're fragile,
God's power is within us
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and that enables us to share
our faith with other people.
