"The world is ending so why bother planning my future or dreaming big"
How it sounds in your head: Everyone says we're in the end times. My parents talk about prophecy constantly. Why should I study hard or plan for college if Jesus is coming back next year? It feels pointless to dream when everything's falling apart.
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."
-- Jeremiah 29:11Source: Religion's doom preaching replacing the Gospel of hope, making young girls spectators instead of Kingdom builders
Every news cycle feels apocalyptic and her church focuses more on Revelation than her calling. She hears more about the antichrist than her identity as a daughter with assignments on earth.
God told Noah the world WAS actually ending in judgment, yet commanded him to build a massive ark—a 120-YEAR construction project. Even in actual end times, God gave Noah the biggest building assignment in history because Kingdom work doesn't stop when the world shakes.
I REFUSE the lie that my future is pointless because of end times fear. IT IS WRITTEN that God has THOUGHTS OF PEACE toward me, to give me a FUTURE and a HOPE. I am not a spectator waiting for escape—I am a BUILDER of the Kingdom. IT IS WRITTEN that the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, and I am BLESSED coming in and going out, in THIS generation. My dreams are not distractions—they are ASSIGNMENTS. The BARAK blessing of Abraham is mine by covenant, and it includes VISION for tomorrow.
Your Father isn't wringing His hands over the news cycle—He's wringing His hands with EXCITEMENT over what He's placed inside YOU. While religion counts down to escape, He's counting on you to BUILD, CREATE, and SHINE in your generation like Daniel in Babylon.