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    Identity Theft: The Thieves Who Want to Rob Your Future
    Identity Theft: The Thieves Who Want to Rob Your Future
    Identity Theft: The Thieves Who Want to Rob Your Future
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    Identity Theft: The Thieves Who Want to Rob Your Future

    By Jay Strack

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    For over 20 years, Dr. Jay Strack has been working with young Christian leaders throughout the U.S. and teaching them have a better understanding of God's Word and His calling in their lives. The topics chosen for the Student Leadership University Study Guide Series represent part of the teaching model that Dr. Strack has developed over the years and address tough questions that young people are asking today.

    In Identity Theft: What Every Student Needs to Watch Out For, Dr. Strack encourages students to not lose their identity in Christ as they journey from adolescence to adulthood. Chapter titles include:

    • Watch Where You Hang: Peer Pressure and the Crowd
    • I Can't Remember What I Did: The Behavior Driven by Alcohol and Drugs
    • Too Many Mistakes--I Give Up: Robbed by the Past
    • Too Ashamed to Tell: Sexual Experiences and Experiments
    • Not Me-I'm Too Dumb: Lack of Self-Confidence
    • Club Chameleon: Changing Who You Are to Fit In
    • It's Not My Fault: The Self-Destruction of Excuse Land
    • Pharisees and Other Self-Help Groups: When Life is Just Rules and No Joy
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateMay 8, 2006
    ISBN9781418583484
    Identity Theft: The Thieves Who Want to Rob Your Future

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      Book preview

      Identity Theft - Jay Strack

      Title page with Thomas Nelson logo

      Copyright © 2006 by Student Leadership University

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotation in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the Publisher.

      Published by Nelson Impact, a Division of Thomas Nelson, Inc.,

      P.O. Box 141000, Nashville, TN 37214.

      All Scripture quotations are taken from The New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      ISBN 1-4185-0594-3

      05 06 07 08 RRD 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

      Page design by Crosslin Creative

      2743 Douglas Lane, Thompsons Station, Tennessee 37179

      Information about External Hyperlinks in this ebook

      Please note that footnotes in this ebook may contain hyperlinks to external websites as part of bibliographic citations. These hyperlinks have not been activated by the publisher, who cannot verify the accuracy of these links beyond the date of publication.

      EBOOK INSTRUCTIONS

      In this ebook edition, please use your device’s note-taking function to record your thoughts wherever you see the bracketed instructions [Your Notes] or [Your Response Here]. Use your device’s highlighting function to record your response whenever you are asked to checkmark, circle, underline, or otherwise indicate your answer(s).

      CONTENTS

      EBOOK INSTRUCTIONS

      INTRODUCTION

      KEY

      1. ID THIEVES AT THE DOOR

      They Come to Destroy

      2. LOST IN THE CROWD

      The Force of Culture Control

      3. I CAN’T REMEMBER

      The Behavior Driven by Alcohol and Drugs

      4. I ALREADY BLEW IT

      Robbed by the Past

      5. TOO ASHAMED TO TALK ABOUT IT

      Sexual Secrets and Experiments

      6. SELF-SABOTAGE

      The Habits That Rob Your Future

      7. ALTERED IMAGES

      Changing Who You Are to Fit In

      8. IT’S NOT MY FAULT

      Excuses, Excuses, Excuses

      NOTES

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      INTRODUCTION

      Welcome to the no-holds-barred, in-your-face curriculum that dares to give you straight talk about some of the most controversial and forbidden topics that you are facing today. Did you know that you are being threatened even as you’re reading this? The truth is that there are enemies waiting at your door. And not just at the door of your home or school or church—this is personal.

      Governments throughout the world have launched fraud alerts against the ever-growing crime of identity theft. Every day, thieves all over the globe are taking bits and pieces of personal information and stealing the identities of others. Did you know you were at risk? Maybe your bank account is ok, but what about the thieves that are targeting your soul? These thieves are different—they want to rob you of your future, your reputation, and your spiritual identity.

      Who are these thieves? They are many, and you’re sure to recognize a few of them—sexual experimentation, alcohol, drugs, culture control, self-sabotage, loss of faith. Long, long ago, Jesus knew about these thieves and warned us:

      The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

      (John 10:10 NKJV)

      Are you ready to defend yourselves from these thieves? Student Leadership University has gone undercover to expose this gang of thieves and their modus operandi. This study will give you the tools to fight and defend your identity.

      KEY

      STUDENT LEADERSHIP

      UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM

      Throughout this study guide, you will see several icons or headings that represent an idea, a statement, or a question that we want you to consider as you experience Scripture in this study guide series. Refer to the descriptions below to help you remember what the icons and headings mean.

      transfuse (trans FYOOZ):to cause to pass from one

      to another; transmit

      The goal of the lesson for the week.

      Experience Scripture: Learning to really experience Scripture is the key element to getting who God is and all that He has in store for you.

      infuse (in FYOOZ):to cause to be permeated with something

      (as a principle or quality) that alters usually for the better

      Through journaling, group discussion, and personal study, experience Scripture as it permeates your heart and alters your life.

      Future Tense Living : Your choices today will determine your future. Learn how to live with dynamic purpose and influence.

      Attitude Reloaded : Rethink your attitude! Learn to replace self-centered, negative, or limited thoughts with positive, courageous, compassionate thoughts that are based on God’s unlimited ability and power.

      In His Steps: Every attitude and action of your life should begin with the questions, How would Jesus respond to this person and situation before me? What would He choose to do?

      diffuse (di FYOOZ):to pour out and permit or cause to spread

      freely; to extend, scatter

      Once God’s Word is infused into your heart, it will pour forth to others without restraint. In this section, explore what that looks like in your daily life.

      Called to Lead : Learn how to lead others as Christ would.

      Called to Stand : Know what you believe and learn how to defend it with clarity and strength.

      Called to Share: Sharing truth and serving others are results of a transformed life. How can you share with others the awesome things you’re learning?

      One Thing: Consider ONE THING you can do this week to make a difference in your life and/or the life of another.

      [FUSE BOX]

      Power up for the week with this focused truth.

      CHAPTER 1

      ID THIEVES AT THE DOOR

      THEY COME TO DESTROY

      KEY SCRIPTURE

      The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

      —John 10:10

      COULD THIS BE YOU?

      The Thief: When Frank Abagnale was sixteen, his parents divorced, and the judge gave him the choice to live either with his mother or his father. Frank says, I didn’t really want to make that choice, and I was kind of stubborn. I just walked out of the courtroom, and basically ran away from home. No one wanted to hire a 16-year-old, but I was 6 feet tall, I had grey hair, and my friends always said I looked more like I was 28 years old. So I changed my date of birth on my driver’s license so that it showed me as being 26 years old. I just took on that identity of being ten years older than I was, and that led to all the different jobs I took on, and all the different things I did.¹ In a five-year spree of forgery and fraud, as portrayed in the 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can, Abagnale impersonated his way around the United States, assuming identities as he went. He cashed $2.5

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