I remember, when I graduated high school, how quickly the “real world” loomed on the horizon. You know what I’m talking about. Figuring out what to do so the parents don’t have to support you anymore. And, for me, college wasn’t a preferred choice. At least, not right away. So, the second choice was…say it with me…go to work. But I soon found out I wasn’t “qualified for the job” after just about every application.
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But how can you ever be qualified for the job if no one will hire you?
That’s the age old question for young people just starting out in the world. And it was much more of a legitimate question back before the internet and all it has to offer. But it’s still important to build up qualifications for a vocation. And if you know what that is nowadays, you have lots of opportunities to “pursue your passion” without the need for college.
Now, as you might expect, if you’ve been following me for a while, I don’t bring this up to help you find a job or career.
No, my focus is the “qualified” part.
Because your life should go on forever. And I mean forever in a place far better than any dream job or career could ever compare to. But you’ll need to be qualified to be there. It’s the most exclusive AND the most inclusive residence you’ll ever occupy.
“OK, Tony. So, what are the qualifications? And how can I be qualified?”
Well, it’s really not all that complicated.
Just get yourself plenty of “wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy…”
“Wow, that sounds like a lot of work, dude. Not sure I can do all that.”
Well, then I suggest trust and give “thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.”
Because…
“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love…”
And that’t the only place you’ll be qualified and
“have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.”
In other words, every single bit of the hard work has been done for you. So, even if you’re a newbie Christian, you’re hired for the higher life in Heaven.
How cool is that?
There’s nothing cooler.
Your best friend is
The living Ruler.
So, know this, that
He lived and then died
And rose again,
And He’s qualified. (and then, so are you)
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