Father and Son on PIMPLES

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Calvin stepped into “teen” earlier than his age and as the result his physical growing ahead than others...including...the pimples!

Torkis stand by his side on “the identity crisis” time and journey together with his struggle
as Britney Spears put this identity issue in this way “I’m not a boy, not yet a man”

Let’s see what Calvin have in “his pocket”
. The only pimple boy in the class
. Friends ask many questions
. Questions that he himself is struggles with
. People stare
. Friends started “calling names” on him
. He doesn’t like what he sees in the mirror
. He is confuse
. WHY is constant on his mind

Many people cares for him and concern about his pimples...
so are we as his parents that love him so much...
Torkis lead on in the way that i never understood before...

Let’s see how Torkis stay by his side...
. It is normal Calvin
. Your hormones change
. It is part of the growing
. Growing up is God’s blessing

———— temporary vs eternal
. Pimples change how you look (temporary)
. Pimple doesn’t change who you are (eternally)

———— small issue vs real challenge
. learn to deal with pimple in the right way now so that you will know how to handle bigger issues later in your life
. Pimples is not a problem! Build your identity in the strong foundation is the real challenge

———— responsibility
. Don’t waste your mind and time try to fix something and worry for the less important thing: pimples!
...if you start to waste your mind and time now...you might waste your money later on in your life and at last you waste your life for those less important things
. But you need to learn to be responsible: wash your face diligently and properly!
...you cannot ignore the facts that level of oil in your skin is increasing and you need to be responsible to take care of it

————- True Identity
. Your true identity is not in your look! not in your education achievement! not in the wold recognition!
. You will find no-end on those things because there always someone out there that have "more" that you
. Those things will never satisfy you

————- True Identity in Christ (learn from Gospel center teaching)
learn to build your identity in Christ:
Your identity is who God says who you are! not the world!
...You will never find it by looking inside yourself or listening to what others say.
...You need to build relationships with God
...You only can understand who you are through that relationship
... mommy and daddy are here with you. We will journey together with you


I love you for who you are: you are my son!
and not for how you look or how you perform at school
I hope this can help you to know God's love for you!
You are precious to Him!
He loves you NOT on how righteous and holy you are
He loves you as a sinner
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Pimples is simple
We don't waste this simple thing
We take advantage on this simple thing to point Calvin to Jesus

just like John Piper on cancer
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/ten-ways-not-to-waste-your-cancer

—————
Jesus is enough!
—————
Relationship with Him helps us to not add nothing to that statement ๐Ÿ‘†

Jesus alone satisfies me!
...in the way that the world fail to understand
...in the way that your soul rejoice

if you as adult
...experience "wilderness" in your life
...WHY is constant in your mind
...you search for answer and found nothing yet

This can help you to see what God have for your in the wilderness
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