young and free

dear candice,
im tired of being told what i can't do just because of my age. does anyone realize that i can actually function on my own? i mean, this is ridiculous. all of these adults keep saying that age is just a number when they look condescendingly upon my generation. i could change the world if i really tried. other kids have done it. i mean look at michael jackson. he was the "king of pop" and he started performing at the age of like 5. justin bieber got his big break off of youtube videos at the age of 12 and now he has his face on everything from stickers to watches to tshirts that 13-year-old girls wear. for goodness sake! mary, the mother of Jesus, gave birth to the Savior of the world at age 13! now if all of these people can shake up the world and essentially turn it upside down, why can't i? no one stops justin bieber from making millions of dollars of of a three minute song so why would they try to stop me from telling the glory of my Creator and helping people come to Christ?
something is stirring in my generation. i just know it. but why are we fighting back? why would anyone want to hold back kids from trying to do the will of God? are they embarrassed because they aren't willing to step out? whats the deal because i obviously missed something.
paul tells timothy, "don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believer in speech, life, love, faith, and purity." {1 timothy 4:12} so here paul is saying not to let people talk smack to you because you're just a kid but be an example to them in the way that you live.
God tells jeremiah, "do not say, 'i'm just a kid.' for to all to whom i send you, you shall go, and whatever i command you, you shall speak. do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you." God is telling jeremiah that his age doesn't matter the least bit. so whatever God tells him to say, he will say and wherever God tells him to go, he will go.
is God just not saying this anymore or are we not listening. i highly doubt God would just decide to take a break and tells us to do whatever we want. im pretty sure that God still wants the whole world to hear His name. we are just so busy with school, sports, and boyfriends that we aren't making time for God.
im tired of procrastinating. i don't want to keep saying, "ill do it when i get out of high school." im doing it now. im going where God wants me to go now and im saying what He wants me to say now.
you aren't just a kid. you are on a mission.
i love you.
love,
sara