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“Come Follow Me”

Devotionals for Teens

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These short gospel devotionals are designed to help parents and leaders have meaningful Come Follow Me discussions with teens. Each devotional highlights a key scripture principle and includes simple insights and discussion questions to strengthen faith and testimony.

Teen Devotionals for Come Follow Me

How to Use These Devotionals

  • Read together as a family or one-on-one

  • Use as a quick discussion starter during the week

  • Share a single devotional when a principle feels especially relevant

This Weeks Teen Devotionals

Proverbs and Ecclesiastes

“He Shall Direct Thy Paths”

Recent Teen Devotionals

Being Unfinished Does Not Mean You Are Failing
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Being Unfinished Does Not Mean You Are Failing

Slow progress does not mean you are failing. Isaiah’s words to people with weak hands, feeble knees, and fearful hearts teach that Jesus Christ is still working in us—even when our lives feel messy, difficult, or unfinished.

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Why Other People’s Opinions Never Feel Like Enough
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Why Other People’s Opinions Never Feel Like Enough

It is exhausting when your confidence depends on what other people think. Isaiah’s warning about Babylon teaches a powerful truth: the world’s measuring stick will always move, but your worth in Jesus Christ does not.

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How to Stop Hurt From Creating More Hurt
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How to Stop Hurt From Creating More Hurt

Hurt has a way of creating more hurt when anger, gossip, retaliation, and resentment keep the cycle going. Isaiah teaches that knowing Jesus Christ can change the way we treat others—and even the way we treat ourselves.

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Which Name of Jesus Christ Do You Need Today?
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Which Name of Jesus Christ Do You Need Today?

Isaiah gives Jesus Christ several powerful names: Immanuel, Counsellor, Mighty God, and Prince of Peace. Each one teaches us something about who He is—and what He can become for us when we feel alone, confused, weak, or overwhelmed.

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You Are Not Too Far Gone
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You Are Not Too Far Gone

Have you ever made a mistake that started to feel like part of who you are? Isaiah’s promise that scarlet sins can become white as snow reminds us that no mistake is more powerful than the Atonement of Jesus Christ—and that repentance always gives us a way forward.

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What to Do While You’re Waiting on God
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What to Do While You’re Waiting on God

Waiting for answers, opportunities, or difficult circumstances to change can test our faith. Ecclesiastes reminds us that trusting God also means learning to trust His timing while faithfully doing what lies within our power.

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When Fear Gets Loud
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When Fear Gets Loud

Fear of rejection, embarrassment, failure, or what other people think can become surprisingly powerful. Proverbs teaches how trusting and reverencing God can help His voice become louder than our fears.

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When You Can’t See Where God Is Leading
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When You Can’t See Where God Is Leading

What do you do when you’re trying to follow God but still can’t see where the road is going? Proverbs 3:5–6 teaches us that faith does not require seeing the whole path—only trusting the One who can.

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When You Can’t See the Whole Road
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When You Can’t See the Whole Road

Psalm 119 teaches that God’s word is a lamp to our feet. Learn how scripture can give light, hope, and direction when you cannot see the whole road ahead.

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