Help! I Want My Life to Count

Compared to eternity, the time we spend on earth passes quickly. Sooner or later, every person will face death—even teenagers. Thankfully, God has provided everything we need to avoid the tragedy of a wasted life. He stands ready to “teach us to number our days” so that our lives might count for eternity. By God’s grace, choices made in your teen years can set a trajectory for a lifetime of meaningful purpose. Let’s seize the day for God’s glory!

You will make countless choices in your life: what you study, what career to pursue, where to live, how to spend your time, whom to marry (or not to marry), how to spend your money. But even as you choose your direction in life, the Bible presents this reality: your life isn’t actually your life—it is God’s life.

Resources

My Tree (Neglecting God’s Priorities)

Use this simple discipleship tool to get to the heart of your struggle with aligning your priorities with God's.

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Help! I Want My Life to Count Journal

Record impacting statements and write out your answers to the Questions for Reflection at the end of each chapter.

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A Renewed Mind About Living for God’s Values

This resource guides you through practicing the Ephesians 4 "Put Off, Renew, Put On" process with the way we think about our life and circumstances.

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Developing Discipleship Relationships

Use this resource to help you think through the kinds of discipleship relationships you need to develop, both for being discipled yourself and for discipling others.

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Heavy vs. Light

Living for God's glory can be a difficult concept to grasp. This resource helps give clarity to that expression by tracing an aspect of God's glory throughout Scripture.

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The “LifeLine Mini-book for Teens Series” meets critical needs for today’s young people. The biblical approach, structured presentation, and personal application projects make these mini-books ideal for parents and other counselors of teens. Thank you Shepherds Press and The Wilds for beginning to fill a crucial void in biblical counseling tools.

— Dr. Jim Berg

This new series should provide some great help for young people at a crossroads on issues having to do with peers, parents, worldly voices, and inner struggles. I wholeheartedly endorse this effort designed to bring the Scriptures to bear in a relevant way for both teens and those ministering to them.

— Dr. Stuart Scott

About the Author

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Matt Collier

Since 1999, Matt Collier (M.Div., D.Min.) has served in various capacities related to youth ministry, including youth pastor, senior pastor, President of The Wilds Christian Association, and Director of CampsAbroad, an international organization that helps local churches reach teenagers through Christian camping. He and his wife, Kelly, have three children and live in Brevard, NC.

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Publication date:

March 1, 2025

Pages: 63

ISBN: 978-1-63342-354-1

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“Unlike the many counseling resources we can find for adults, there are few directly relatable to teens and the issues they face. These mini-books bring the Scriptures to bear in a relevant way for both teens and those ministering to them.”
– Dr. Stuart Scott