Messages by Desiring God Lead with Your Life: How to Influence in Your Twenties
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Mar 11, 2026 A speaker unpacks 1 Timothy 4:12 and why young people already set examples for others. He shares a mentor story and shows how imitation shapes faith. A five-part roadmap covers speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity. Practical prompts urge visible devotion, wholesome words, purposeful living, tangible love, and accountability.
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High School Mentor Who Changed a Life
- Marshall Segal remembers Brian, a high-school junior, who intentionally invested hours mentoring a 14-year-old Marshall and modeled Bible reading, confession, and confrontation with gentleness.
- Brian’s consistent example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity shaped Marshall’s spiritual hunger and long-term desire to emulate him.
You Are Already An Example
- People are wired to imitate; our lives reflect God most often by reflecting what we've seen in others, so you're already an example whether you intend to be or not.
- Marshall emphasizes that you don't get to choose being an example, only what kind of example you will be to those watching you.
Replace Crude Talk With Thanksgiving
- Do guard your speech by avoiding profanity and crude joking and instead fill conversations with thanksgiving, encouragement, prayer, and honest correction.
- Marshall cites Ephesians 5:4 and urges imagining a younger person watching your calls, texts, posts, and conversations.
