What Does It Take to Prevent Wasting Your Life?

I recently visited with a friend who worked for years without taking a vacation because providing for his family seemed more important than taking time off for leisure and recreation. Now that he’s older he regrets having missed what can never be regained.

He failed to realize that having fun and making great memories with his family were also important. It doesn’t take a vast creative mind to develop a particular way of thinking and remain there indefinitely.

Jesus told the Parable of the Sower to convey the idea that in life there will be opportunities to use your intelligence and innate skills for choosing wisely. So much of life can be wasted on things that have no lasting value, like seeds planted in soil that has no depth or where plants are overtaken by thorns that suffocate and strangle them. A life anchored in Jesus Christ has eternal security and life in abundance.

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Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 

~Psalm 37:4 New International Version 

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Should God Always Be Consulted for Guidance?

Coping with the problems of life is not a matter of if there will be issues, but how they are resolved. All children, as well as adults, will have to face the problems of life. Children learn from their parents that problems are a normal part of human existence.

Constructively coping with problems includes facing what needs to be done to resolve issues. Courage derives from realizing accountability is associated with how problems are managed. Self-regulation is the key to success or failure.

Being accountable admits that failure is a good teacher. Facing life’s difficulties takes into consideration that being corrected is necessary for making appropriate choices. Impulsively making an important choice while neglecting to consult God for guidance is a recipe for failure. Consulting God for guidance is a step of faith and trust as well as a wonderful privilege.

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Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. 

~Psalm 37:4 New International Version        

“So do not fear, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

~Isaiah 41:10 New International Version

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