It's time to step up and take action.

Anymore, people think that teenagers are just a bad influence,

are lazy and aren't capable of much.

They think that we are a bad influence to society,

and need to be controlled more.

I'm here to say that it does not have to be like that.

After reading segments of the book "Do Hard Things"

by Alex and Brett Harris,

two teenagers who took a stand against low expections,

I discovered that there is a rebelation occuring over the world

that is inspiring teenagers to step out of the regular norm of society

and doing the right things even if it is hard to do.

I know that the word "rebelation" may not be in the dictionary

and there's a good reason for it.

Rebelation is a combination of the words "rebel"   and "revelation"

against low expectations of society.

As teenagers, we have low expectations and low consequences

often because of our age. However, that is not right.

Back before the 1920's there were no such things as teenagers.

Society was split into kids and adults.

Adults starting out around age 13 when they could go to work.

That means that our age group can be expected to handle responsibilities,

get up and help change society.

What we need now most in our lives is inspiration and good role models to look up to.

My question is, "Why not us?"

We have such an opportunitiy to become good role models

to people of all ages, even people older than us.

What I want to occur around the world is a rebelation

where people aren't afraid to share their faith,

where people can feel comfortable being a christian and still make a difference.

We may think that we can't do much at this age, but that is flat out wrong.

W-R-O-N-G. We can be a generation that makes it cool to do the right thing.

We can be a generation that encourages others to step out of their comfort zones

and become a part of the rebelation that helps change society.

Face it, in a few years, our generation is going to be the most dominant

deciding factor in many elections and laws.

Wouldn't it be great if we could use that time

to steer the world in the right direction towards God!

My goal for you is to become a part of this world-wide rebelation

and step up to make a positive impact in the lives of many.

Remember, true courage is not the absence of fear...

It is refusing to allow fear to control your actions.

- Tim (age 17)

If you would like to be a Rebelation partner with me,

please let me know, we'll help change society one teen at a time.