For
I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace,
and not of evil, to give you an expected end (Jeremiah 29:11).
Many
young people today are in crime and in all kinds of vices because they’ve given
up on their dreams—the dream of youth, and of a triumphant personality. Some
have laid aside their best potentials and resigned to self-defeat, instead of
being inspired to birth new inventions and create a more functional world. How sad!
A
young person who degenerates to crime and violence lacks understanding, and
destroys his or her life. God made us in His image and His likeness. “In His
image” means He made us to look like Him, while “in His likeness” means He made
us to function or act like Him. If you aren’t functioning like Him, you’re malfunctioning, and that’s not God’s dream for you. He has a great future
planned for you.
What
kind of life do you want to live? Hold on to your dream of success! When the
fears and pressures of youth besiege you, don’t give up; don’t cave in. Rather,
look inside you and ask yourself, “Why am I here if God had no plans for me? If
He wanted me poor, why all the wealth of this world?” God is your Father, and
He says, “The silver is mine, and the gold is mine...” (Haggai 2:8). He also
says, “For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand
hills” (Psalm 50:10.) Why all these, if not for you?
Understand
that there’s something more for you. Don’t stop where you are; stay inspired
and keep your dreams alive. Study God’s Word: it’s your compass to help you
with God’s direction for your life. Stay in fellowship with the Holy Spirit and
fellow Christians who love the Lord, and keep your dreams alive.
PRAYER:
Dear Father, thank you for the hope I have in you. I can confidently dream for
tomorrow because I know my tomorrow is history with you. I refuse to give fear
any place in my life because I know I’m founded on the Rock of Ages, for
success, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER
STUDY: Ecclesiastes 12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth,
while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I
have no pleasure in them;
Psalm
119:9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto
according to thy word.
John
8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he
that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
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YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Luke 17:1-19 1 Samuel 3-7
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YEAR BIBLE READING
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