Blessed Ignorance of Youth

"If I’d only known..."

Most entrepreneurs say it's a good thing they didn’t know what they were getting into when they started their business—because if they had known what they were getting into they would have never started.

"Why can’t we…?"
Young people are like that. They don’t know what they are getting into. They don’t know mabe they should wait. They don’t think they aren’t ready. They just know they are excited about it and that combined with their energy propels many of them to do amazing things, overcoming all odds!

They Are Doing Amazing Things
It's time for us to recognize the incredible contribution the young make to our lives from business, to science, art, entertainment, as well as even charitable causes.

Let’s Cheer Them On
We would be better served giving them more encouragement when they come up with impossible ideas, because they just may well do it anyway and we might as well be on their sides.

“The young don’t know enough to be prudent, and therefore attempt the impossible—and achieve it, generation after generation." —Pearl S. Buck

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When an inexperienced young person comes to you with a new idea about how to do things, what's your first reaction?

The Righteous Profit, The Wicked Perish

Psalms is the longest book in the Bible and it starts off with a powerful message contrasting the Righteous and the Wicked.

It makes very clear how God evaluates human beings. It takes all the mystery out of how you are to behave and who you are to associate with if you want to live a profitable life.

"How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.” Psalm 1:1-6 NASB

If you want “blessings” in your life you can’t follow people who live for themselves and who have no concern for living in alignment with the Word of God. We are very fortunate to have the word of God available to us. This is unique in History and we have no excuse for ignorance. We are to pay attention to it because it was written for our benefit. But not everybody feels that way. They have no respect for the Bible. They have their own ideas. Their arrogance and totally self-centered attitude shows up in their actions and they never last.

“The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish."

The Righteous pay attention to God’s word and prosper. The Wicked follow their own ideas, ignoring the Bible, and perish. There is no mystery about it. Its clearly stated….for those who’ll take the time to read.
The Bible makes it very clear that God loves us. He wants the best for us. He provides guidance and support for us. But if you turn your back on him, ignoring his help, then you are on your own. That’s the terrible thing about having the freedom to choose. If you choose to go your own way, then you have to deal with the consequences. You may not believe it now but one day you’ll know that those consequences are not going to be good. So think clearly and choose well.

If you want a profitable life, pay attention to the Word of God.