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HAY! I AM YOUNG WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY TIME

"DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME DOING NOTHING WITH IT - AS A YOUTH- MAXIMIZE YOUR YOUTH"

1. From Reels to Real Returns

Reels can entertain—but some can educate. Look for content that teaches skills, financial literacy, or personal growth.
Bookmark and build your own knowledge vault. Create folders of useful links, tutorials, and investment tips you can revisit and share.
Turn scrolling into strategy. Watch reels on opening brokerage accounts, budgeting, and market trends—then take action.

2. The Power of Starting Small

You don’t need thousands to begin investing. Apps like Fidelity Youth Account, Greenlight, or Acorns allow teens to start with just a few dollars.
Form a classroom investment club. Learn together, track stocks, and discuss market trends weekly.
Scenario: If you invest $1,000/month from age 20 to 50 at a 10% annual return, you could grow over $2.28 million SmartAsset.

3. Learn, Link, Launch

Watch reels that teach—not just entertain. Topics like coding, entrepreneurship, or public speaking can shape your future.
Share what you learn. Create a group chat or Google Doc with links to helpful content and invite friends to contribute.
Try what you learn. Whether it’s starting a side hustle, building a budget, or launching a podcast—apply the knowledge.

4. Time Is Your Greatest Asset

Every minute counts. The earlier you start learning, investing, and building, the more powerful your future becomes.
Compound growth favors the young. Investing early multiplies your money over time—don’t wait until you “feel ready.”
Use time to build habits. Read daily, journal weekly, and set monthly goals to track your growth.

5. Be a Builder, Not Just a Consumer

Create more than you consume. Write, design, record, or build something that adds value to others.
Use your voice for change. Speak up in school, church, or community forums about issues that matter.
Lead with purpose. Organize cleanups, mentor younger students, or start a youth-led initiative.

Conclusion: 5 Ways to Be a Change Agent in Your Youth

Start a youth investment club—learn, grow, and build wealth together.
Volunteer locally—tutor, clean up, or help organize community events.
Create content with impact—videos, blogs, or reels that teach and inspire.
Advocate for change—write letters, attend meetings, and speak up for your community.
Mentor others—share what you learn with younger peers or classmates.

Let your time be a tool—not a trap.

You were born to build, not just browse.

GOD'S DREAM BY APOSTLE ORAL HAZELL

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God’s Dream

Introduction:

What Is a Dream?

A dream is…

A divine seed planted in the soil of your spirit.
“Do not despise the day of small beginnings…” (Zechariah 4:10)
God often starts with: a whisper, a vision, a burden — and grows it into a movement.

A dream is…

A spiritual blueprint revealed through prayer and fasting.
Dreams are birthed in intimacy.
Before action comes consecration.
A dream is…
A call to action wrapped in divine timing.
You don’t just dream — you rise and build.
Faith without works is dead.
A dream is…
A partnership with heaven to impact earth.
God is a dreamer.
His dream began with one(Jesus) — and now billions follow Jesus.
In 2025, approximately 2.6 billion people worldwide identify as Christians.
In the United States: 73% (about 213 million Christians)

1: God Is a Dreamer

Jeremiah 29:11 — “For I know the plans I have for you…”

God’s plans are not random — they are intentional, redemptive, and generational.
His dream includes salvation, purpose, and transformation for every soul.

2: Jesus — The Embodiment of God’s Dream

John 3:16 — “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son…”

Jesus was sent as the fulfillment of God’s dream — to redeem and restore.
He trained 12 disciples to carry the dream forward — this is - multiplication by impartation.

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3: The God Dream- The Dream Empowered

Acts 1:8 — “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you…”

The Holy Spirit is the fuel of the dream — He empowers ordinary people for extraordinary impact.
From 120 in the upper room to 3,000 souls — the dream was multiplied through Spirit-led action.

4: The Dream Multiplies

Revelation 7:9 — “A great multitude… no one could number…”

God’s dream began with one — now it spans: nations, tribes, and tongues.
Your dream, like God’s dream, may start small but it is destined to multiply!

5: Your Dream Matters

Habakkuk 2:2-3 — “Write the vision… though it tarry, wait for it…”

God has given you a dream — write it, pray it, live it.
Don’t give up. Find those who believe in your dream and run with it.

6: Intercession Fuels the Dream
Scripture: James 5:16 — “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective…”
John Knox was not a parliamentarian, yet his prayers reverberated through palaces and parliaments.
He carried a dream—that intercession could shape nations, confront tyranny, and legislate righteousness. So potent were his petitions that Mary, Queen of Scots, confessed, “I fear his prayers more than the combined armies of Europe.”
Knox believed that prayer could go where he could not—into chambers of power, into hardened hearts, into the future itself - and history shifted.
Your prayers carry that same spiritual weight.
They can draft unseen legislation, rewrite cultural narratives, and unlock destinies.
Intercession isn’t passive—it’s prophetic activism.
Dream boldly.
Pray fiercely!!
Watch heaven legislate through your voice.

7: Reforming Lives Through the Dream

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – “I have a dream that one day…”
a. Dreams challenge injustice and awaken destiny.

8: Your Dream Can Change Islands and Nations

Isaiah 60:22 — “The least of you will become a thousand…”

God wants your dream to impact St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands, North America and beyond.
One believer with a God-dream can shift the destiny of a region.

Conclusion:

Keep Dreaming, Keep Living

Ephesians 3:20 — “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more…”

Your dream is God’s strategy for transformation.
Press in prayer, partner with the Holy Spirit, and watch it soar.
I invite you tonight to be a part of God’s dream.

Five Declarations to Conclude “God’s Dream”

I carry a divine dream—planted by God, watered in prayer, and destined to multiply.
I will not despise small beginnings. I will steward the seed until it becomes a movement.
I declare that my dream is a spiritual blueprint—revealed through intimacy and birthed in consecration.
I will fast, pray, and listen until heaven’s strategy becomes my reality.
I am empowered by the Holy Spirit to fulfill God’s dream on earth.
Like the upper room believers, I receive power to impact thousands through Spirit-led action.
My intercession is prophetic activism—my prayers legislate heaven’s will in the earth.
Like John Knox, I believe my prayers can shake palaces, shift policies, and shape history.
I declare that my dream will reform lives, challenge injustice, and transform regions.
I am called to impact St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands, North America, Caribbean Region, and beyond.

My dream is God’s strategy for revival.

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