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young man recently asked me if this was the beginning of the end. I asked
what he meant and he said, "You know, the end of
the world, when the tribulation begins and Christ returns to the earth." Some
young people seem to be very worried about the world ending after terrible
times of war and misery.
After Sept. 11, the focus for many is on prophesied events that point to
difficult times for the world and especially for the United States, Britain
and other Western nations. Are you concerned about your future?
At a recent teen Bible study, we explored some of the concerns of youth about the future and what it might mean to them. Some young people worry that they might not be able to marry and raise a family. Others are concerned about surviving the great traumas of world war with its grizzly threats of desolation by nuclear weapons. Another fear is the possibility of biological weapons that would cause gruesome deaths.
Perhaps the best way to deal with the subject of teen fear is to put things into a godly perspective. God intends youth to be a time to rejoice. As Ecclesiastes 12:1 advises, "Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, before the difficult days come, and the years draw near when you say, 'I have no pleasure in them.'" Whether you are in the natural cycle of aging or the unnatural but predictable cycle of war, life is to be lived one day at a time.
As King Solomon explained, "Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these God will bring you into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh, for childhood and youth are vanity" (Ecclesiastes 11:9-10).
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