#highschoolandbeyond

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My advice for high school students (and everyone else....)

Doing presentations at high schools on transitioning to college / university is always interesting, because I never know what to expect. Most of the time I just have a crowd of 30 or so teenagers that look like they're "too cool for school" doodling at their desk, occasionally glancing up. On the questionnaire we get them to fill out under the heading "the one thing I am most looking forward to at university / college", the most common answer is "new experiences" and "independence". They're pretty much done with high school and are ready to "spread their wings and soar", metaphorically speaking. So, it's in a warm stuffy classroom in the early afternoon during the final Q and A time, that I'm asked to give my one final piece of advice to these students. I have 10 seconds to gather my thoughts. So I think and pray, hard and quick. This is what I tell them ... 1. Eternity is very long 2. Our lives are very short 3. Invest your life in what matters for eternity There are 3 things that are eternal: 1. God 2. His Word 3. Souls of people Take the time to consider what it means to have a relationship with God - it is the most significant decision you will make in considering who Jesus is and how you will respond to Him. Build your life on the Word of God because it's a firm foundation and will be the compass in that will help you navigate through life. And finally, join God in the Great CO-mission and invest you life in connecting people to the eternal living God. These are the things that are worthy of your time, energy and life. That blew me a away a little, because it came out quite concisely and I also spoke with conviction. I hope I'll see some of these high school students join our movements on campus. I also just hope that many more would choose to invest their lives in the things that matter eternally - because it is totally worth it. He is totally worth it.