"Since we're in the last days, education and skill-building are a waste of time and money."
How it sounds in your head: Why go back to school or learn new skills if the rapture is soon? I'll just have debt or wasted effort when it all ends. Feels foolish to invest years in something that might not matter. Maybe I should just wait it out.
"Young men in whom there was no blemish, but good-looking, gifted in all wisdom, possessing knowledge and quick to understand, who had ability to serve in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the language and literature of the Chaldeans."
-- Daniel 1:4Source: enemy/religion - Anti-intellectualism disguised as faith, robbing her of tools God wants to use through her to impact nations.
Student loans are terrifying, pastors emphasize 'Jesus is coming soon,' and she's watching friends in debt. Investing in education feels risky when the world might end before she finishes.
Seventeen years in Egypt—slavery and prison—learning systems, language, administration. When Pharaoh needed wisdom, Joseph's 'wasted' years positioned him as SECOND IN COMMAND and he saved nations from famine. The preparation wasn't wasted—it was STRATEGIC.
I REFUSE the lie that learning is pointless. IT IS WRITTEN: God trained Daniel in Babylonian literature to influence KINGS. My education is not a gamble—it's a WEAPON. IT IS WRITTEN: 'Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord.' I will LEARN, I will GROW, I will MASTER what God puts before me, because He's positioning me to INFLUENCE. The BARAK blessing makes me the HEAD and not the TAIL, and my skills will open doors no man can shut. I am not wasting time—I am SHARPENING the sword God will use to WRECK enemy systems.
Your Father sees you hesitating at the classroom door and He's running toward you with the KEYS to Pharaoh's palace, saying 'Daughter, I didn't give you that hunger to learn so you could shrink back. I'm TRAINING you for THRONES. Go. Learn. I've already gone before you and prepared the WAY.'