"I shouldn't make plans or set goals because Jesus could return any moment"
How it sounds in your head: My youth pastor said Jesus could come back before graduation. If that's true, why am I stressing about college applications or saving money? It feels selfish to plan when eternity is about to start.
"So he called ten of his servants, delivered to them ten minas, and said to them, 'Do business till I come.'"
-- Luke 19:13Source: Religious escapism that mistakes readiness for passivity, turning 'watch and pray' into 'sit and wait'
She's been taught that planning ahead shows lack of faith in the rapture. Making long-term goals feels like betting against Jesus's return, which feels like doubt.
Joseph planned for SEVEN YEARS ahead during prosperity to prepare for seven years of famine. He didn't spiritualize away strategic planning—he stored grain, built infrastructure, and saved nations through PREPARATION, not passivity.
I REFUSE the lie that planning my future shows lack of faith in Jesus's return. IT IS WRITTEN that I am to do BUSINESS until He comes—to occupy, build, and steward what He's given me. I am not called to passivity but to PREPARATION. IT IS WRITTEN that the plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, and I am BLESSED in my planning and in my execution. My goals honor Him. My dreams are assignments, not distractions. The BARAK blessing includes wisdom to plan and provision to execute.
Your Father isn't angry that you're applying to college—He's EXCITED about what you'll build there. He gave you dreams not to abandon them but to FUND them, GUIDE them, and watch you SOAR in them, whether He returns tomorrow or in seventy years.