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         (Dad:) It's sad to see some of our young people get so settled down in some of these cozy situations and lose the vision of why we're here in the first place. Then they start looking around and hungering for other things and they don't even see anything wrong with it, because they've lost sight of the goal or the vision.
         They're not seeing it in the spirit any more. They're not seeing what the effects of those decisions are, and the urgency of getting the job done and forsaking all to do it! They don't see those things because they're so secluded in their blessings, settled down in the day-to-day things. That's when they start getting so concerned about little tiny things that really mean nothing at all. They're all wrapped up in their own little trips--what they want to do with their own little career, or their own thoughts or ideas about things, or analyzing what the Word says. Oh, the list just goes on and on--all the head trips and things that they get into when they lose the vision!
         It all comes back to the Word! Keeping that strong connection with the Word keeps the vision clear, keeps your mind focused, and keeps things in perspective. When you're close to the Lord and obeying Him, He is able to bless and help you. But of course the Enemy fights that! He fights that link! He fights that desperation! He fights the connection with the Word, because he knows that if he can destroy that, he can destroy your usefulness.
         One way he gets in with our young people especially is through them being settled down, complacent or familiar with things the Lord is doing, our way of life, and especially the Word and their time with the Lord.
         It's so easy to get distracted, to get your eyes on something else--sometimes even good things! The Enemy will even use your ministry or your talents and get you wrapped up in those, to where you lose sight of the goal and why we're here. The cure for that, besides getting in the Word and having your faith strengthened and renewed and getting your vision back, is to just get out there and see the need.--To see why we're here in the first place, to see the job that the Lord has given us to do and our commission of reaching the lost, saving souls with His love, and helping our brothers and sisters to make it through! Laying down our lives for others--that's what we're here for. Hereby perceive we the love of God, that He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.



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