- Identify at least one good friend who's willing to join you in holding each other accountable.
- Tell your friends that you refuse to be a consumer only. Then back it up.
- Don't waste time surfing the web, watching TV and movies, or reading magazines. Instead, read some great books and talk about them with your friends. If you want, start a blog to write about what you're reading.
- Don't eat out so much. Instead, learn how to cook (no microwave dinners). It's healthier, smarter, and gives you an opportunity to serve others.
- Don't buy more clothes you don't need. Instead, donate some to people who really need them.
- If you live at home, volunteer to help with jobs around the house (the word "volunteer" is key). In fact, initiate some of the big, important maintenance projects that your parents have been putting off.
- Commit yourself to a local church and find a way to serve. Remember that it's participation and support that makes a member, not just attendance.
- Spend more time reading God's Word. If you've never memorized, start memorizing verses. If you've done verses, start memorizing sections. If you've done sections, go for a chapter. Nothing will better equip you than to have "the word of Christ dwell in you richly" (Colossians 3:16).
- Write out a list of things you want in a spouse and a list of steps you need to take to be ready for him/her. Don't waste time with uncommitted relationships.
By Brett and Alex Harris
