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Ever wonder what's going on in the minds of your non-Christian friends? Sometimes understanding what they think and feel can help you relate to them better and share Christ in a way that they understand. Go! took this Issues question to non-Christians from all over North America. Take a look at what they have to say.

2 CORINTHIANS 4:5 "For we do not preach ourselve, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake."

"I think [when we try to serve] most people (adults especially) think that teens and other young people can't do a lot and don't know much. We know more than people think, we just need a chance to prove it."
RH, Age 14, Ga.

"I think the world treats teens who try to be servants respectfully. If teens do something nice to help someone out, they're not really going to yell at them for helping. We need to show people the loving attitude of God by being like Jesus."
AR, Age 14, Three Rivers, Calif.

"The world tends to look down on people who are selfless. A lot of times they see them as weak and stupid. dcTalk said it best, 'High and lofty, they see me as weak.  Because I won't live and die for the power they seek.' "
KO, Age 19, Fitchburg, Mass.

"I think that the world responds to what they don't understand with fear, and in this self-centered generation they really don't understand a teenager who would rather serve others than themselves. Because they don't understand that, they can really look down on you."
KB, Age 19, Georgetown, Texas

"There is a lot of peer pressure on teens to just 'go with the flow' and not make waves or be different. When you try to serve others, they don't understand why you are doing it. Sometimes they see a change in you, and they are afraid of that change."
JS, Age 13, Hildebrand, NC