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Our Philosophy - Jesus is the only
answer
Abundant Life Academy is a Christian boarding school for
troubled teens that are in need of redirection. Abundant Life
Academy is the boarding school for the troubled teen that
is lost, off track, rejecting his/her parent's authority and
hanging out with the wrong crowd. At Abundant Life Academy
we believe that Jesus is the only answer for the troubled
teen.
Destiny is quite possibly the most powerful force in our
lives. In the life of an American teenager "destiny" is misunderstood,
or not understood at all. In the peer culture of the American
adolescent "destiny" rarely goes past the "present moment".
They live for the "now", regardless of the long-term consequences.
Especially in regard to troubled teens or struggling teens,
their mentality is not focused on their future; it is all
about seeking comfort for the moment.
In many cases the comfort they seek in the present moment
(drugs, alcohol, dark music, sex, etc.), is the pain they
reap upon themselves in the future and they do not even realize
it. The comfort they seek now leads to the destructive behaviors
that paralyze their emotional and spiritual growth. Yes, through
immediate comfort they get what they want for the moment,
but in the long run they give up their destiny. The price
is too much to pay, and many are beginning to realize it.
"...just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the
world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In
love, He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus
Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His
will, to the praise of His glory of His grace, which He freely
bestowed on us in the Beloved..." Ephesians 1:4-6
According to the Bible we were all created in God's own image,
"So God created man in His own image, in the image of God
created He him; male and female created He them..." Genesis
1:27-28. Corporately, God made us to be fruitful, to multiply,
and exercise dominion over the whole earth. Individually,
God made us to perform a specific purpose that fulfills the
corporate destiny. Obviously, our teenagers were not destined
to be defiant or destructive, to abuse drugs, or to rebel
against their parents and other authorities. Although, in
too many cases this is the fact. The reason our children are
missing their destiny? It is because there is an enemy, and
the Bible names him... the great liar and deceiver, Satan.
The enemy is out to take down our youth. His purpose is to
keep our youth from walking in their God-ordained destiny,
which is to good works.
"...For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto
good works, which God hath before ordained (destined) that
we should walk in them..." Ephesians 2:10
All people, especially the youth of America, were created
for a specific purpose. Each of us, including the adolescents
who are currently acting out, has a powerful destiny to fulfill.
We each have been given special talents and skills in order
to walk in our destiny. The problem is that the enemy is real,
and his goal is to keep each of us from manifesting the glory
of God through the fulfillment of our destiny in Christ.
"For whom He did foreknow, He also did pre-destined to
be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn
among many brethren. Moreover whom He did predestinate, them
He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified,
and whom He justified, them He also Glorified." Romans 8:29-30
Today's acting out adolescents are an integral part of God's
purposes in the earth. So important is every teenager that
God raised them up for this specific time in history. They
are all important, especially those who are now rebellious
and lost. God saw our every failure, our every shortcoming,
our every sin, and still chose us to accomplish His purposes
in earth. He chose us to accomplish His purpose before we
were formed in the womb, before we were born.
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