Yesterday, our pastor challenged us to consider what we would say to our younger self. Here is what I'd tell that knucklehead-
So teach us to consider our mortality,
so that we might live wisely. (Psalms 90:12)
If you will listen these words, your life will go better than mine did.
Going to Bible college and entering ministry are the third and fourth best decisions you will make. Embrace those choices.
Your second best decision is the wife you will marry. Cherish her everyday.
Numero uno of all your choices is your vow to follow Christ.
To live well, don’t stop at accepting the forgiveness of Jesus. Put all of who you are into becoming like him.
Don’t run after the pleasures of the world. Trying to get fulfillment from the temporal is like gasping oil. It slips through your fingers and you’ll never hold joy.
The average person is given 2.5 billion seconds to live. Use them wisely. Don’t repeat my mistakes.
The sooner you lean there is nothing in the world that satisfies, the sooner you will cling to only Jesus. He is your past, your present, and the sum of your future.
I know your mule headed thoughts. You think I must be wrong. You want a way to gain the benefits of the world and eternity with Jesus. But, Younger Self, I have the advantage of experience and hard won wisdom. You must choose Jesus or the world. Then go and live every second intentionally.
Prayer: Lord, let me use my short life wisely.