Chasing After Jesus

By Alicia Searl

Every girl longs to feel priceless, treasured, and loved. However, with the loud distractions of our world, it’s easy to get lost and confused, misunderstanding our true value.

Chasing After Jesus offers young ladies growing in their faith a way to discover what it really means to be a priceless treasure. Jesus wants us to have a relationship with Him, and to live a life that glorifies Him. In other words, He wants us to live our best life. We must simply be willing to open our heart and be ready to listen.

In this 30-day devotional, you’ll find:

• Relevant Scripture that will be the focal point of each devotional.
• Relatable issues and topics that every teen girl faces including friendships and mentors, envy and social media, and emotions and spiritual gifts.
• An action step for each devotional- encouragement to spend time with God and His Word.

May each precious daughter gain a better understanding of what it takes to be a girl that chases after the Way, the Truth and the Life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Sep 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664239012

Alicia Searl

Alicia Searl is passionate about pouring out her heart and pointing ladies of all ages back to Jesus. She has an education background and master’s in literacy. She enjoys leading young ladies to Christ and speaking to the youth group at her church. Her favorite people call her Mom, which is why much of her time is spent cheering them on at a softball game or dance class. She is married to her heartthrob (a tall, spiky-haired blond) who can whip up a mean latte. She sips that goodness while writing her heart on a page as her sweet dog licks her feet.

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Chasing After

JESUS

ALICIA SEARL

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Copyright © 2021 Alicia Searl.

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Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Scripture quotations marked ESV taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-6642-3902-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-6642-3901-2 (e)

WestBow Press rev. date: 07/22/2021

For my lovely older daughters, Savannah and Audrey, a teen and tween; and my youngest, Emma, who will one day grow to read this devotional as well. May you always know how much you are adored and loved.

CONTENTS

Hey Beautiful!

Chasing After The Way

Day 1 Guard Your Heart

Day 2 Who’s Your BFF?

Day 3 Mighty Mentors

Day 4 Your Choices Matter

Day 5 On Being Honest

Day 6 When Friends Hurt You

Day 7 Be a Peacemaker

Day 8 Have No Fear

Day 9 Work with a Happy Heart

Day 10 Keeping Emotions in Check

Chasing After The Truth

Day 11 Your Identity Is Found in Him

Day 12 You Are Accepted!

Day 13 Take Your Eyes off Envy

Day 14 Embrace Your Girl Power

Day 15 Dream Big

Day 16 Nobody Is Perfect

Day 17 Forgive Yourself and Others

Day 18 Modesty Matters

Day 19 A Real-Life Love Story

Day 20 Truth or Dare

Chasing After The Life

Day 21 Seeing Is Not Always Believing

Day 22 Sharing Your Faith

Day 23 Giving Away Your Heart

Day 24 The Fruit of the Spirit

Day 25 Your Gifts

Day 26 Spread Cheer

Day 27 You Are God’s Handiwork

Day 28 Act Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly

Day 29 Your Time Is Precious

Day 30 Live Boldly!

Go Girl! Chase After Him!

HEY BEAUTIFUL!

Yes, you! Do you really know how special you are? I mean, really. Our society and culture can flood your heart with so much information, it’s not always easy to know what the real truth is. It’s hard to know what to believe about others, and about yourself. Being a Christian and having faith may be something you learned as a young child, but now that you are forming a mind of your own, you want to have a part in what you choose to believe. As you discover your faith, maybe you have some questions. Maybe it seems as if being a girl of faith comes with rigid rules, strings attached, restrictions, or just too many interpretations of what is actually right or wrong. Maybe it’s left you wondering…What is the real way to live life to the fullest? What does chasing after Jesus really mean?

We all ask ourselves these sorts of questions at some point in our lives. The beautiful thing about how we were created is that we were given minds to question and to learn, and hearts to yearn for more and to seek truth. God made you that way and He wants you to seek Him with your whole heart! The best part of all is that there are answers to your questions. God provides them to you in the most important book of all time - the Bible. While it can be intimidating trying to make sense of your faith, God will meet you right where you are and fill your heart with truth - real Truth!

In this devotional, may you be able to discover some of those truths that your heart and mind may be wrestling with, and find peace in knowing you are not alone in this life, but accompanied by your Heavenly Father, who knows you better than you know yourself. He is a gracious Father that sees