Hello there, world changers! How are y'all doing today? I can't believe how fast this summer is flying by! I'm personally really enjoying the break from quizzing, and even though I obviously love it a lot, it really pays to take a nice and long step back from it. As you can see from the title, today we'll be touching a little bit on the subject of the future - specifically the futures of quizzers, after we graduate. I know that, to some of us, the world outside of high (or middle) school seems pretty far away, and there doesn't seem to be any immediate need to concern ourselves with it. But the truth is, that it'll be here before a lot of us know it, and I can't imagine it would be good to be caught off guard when it finally comes. Quizzing is a difficult thing to leave, because it plays such an instrumental part in so many people's lives, and it works its way into our personalities. Some of us may continue to be involved in quizzing after graduation and through college, and some of us will be so caught up in the awesome work that the Lord has planned for us that we'll have to leave it in the hands of the others - and both of these are awesome! But either way, we're all going to eventually get to that last round - the last few questions of our quizzing careers - and then, suddenly, it'll all be over. And what happens then? If quizzing is such a hard thing to pull away from, and that last round is a thought that inspires dread, then I think I may have a few points to help you with that. But first, answer this question for me... Do you believe that God has a plan for your future, and what do you believe about that plan? First off, He has a specific purpose for every single one of us. We may or may not know what that is yet, but it will be something that we will love, something that we may already be interested in, and something that we will be (or already are) good at. When we're seeking the Lord, it says in Psalms that He will put godly desires into our hearts - those desires are not always (and usually aren't) going to be to move to Africa as a missionary and eat bugs :P God's plans for you are so good! God isn't looking to use people up - to just take them and use up all of the potential and have them work for His purposes until they run out, and then toss them to the side. God wants you so much more than He wants what you can do for Him in this world and in His kingdom! If we never did anything for the Lord in this life, except accepting Him into our hearts, that would be enough! That would be so much more than enough for Him. The Bible says that we were created for fellowship with our creator! That is our primary purpose. When what you're doing or what you're planning on doing with your life, is something that you genuinely love, you're going to be excited about it! That excitement is part of what helps make leaving quizzing a little bit easier. I know that the subject of God's will is a slightly touchy subject within the church, so I'm not going to get into all of that. I think I have a pretty good, solid understanding of it, but I don't think I am qualified enough at the moment to properly relate it to you guys - so I won't :P But here's the bottom line: Seeking the Lord, getting revelations of His love and character, and finding out what your purpose is, will give you a passion for living! Too many people are going to a job they hate every day, just to put food on the table and pay the rent, so that they can go on living and thereby go on doing what they hate every single day. Thats pretty awful! This life is supposed to be one of joy, excitement, fulfillment, and fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ, reaching the world with the good news, and especially, getting to know our Father better! Don't settle for mediocrity - the Lord has made no one to be normal, average, or below. He designs vessels of success, and the Bible is packed full of His promises of blessings and prosperity! It's a good life, y'all. And even though we'll be forced to explore a new aspect of it after graduation, it is going to be uniquely incredible, and adventurous for every one of us! So there you go! I'll have some links down below that will take you to some of my favorite teachings on the subject of God's will, and they're awesome!
If you have some free time, I would really encourage you to seek this out, listen to the linked pages, and talk to the Lord about it over your coffee! :P Some of my favorite teaching on God's will: pastorduane.com/series/jogw/ Anyways, I love you guys so so much, and I'll see you next week! Keep being blessed, keep seeking our Father, growing in the knowledge of His love and greatness! I pray that you have an awesome week, y'all! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory
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