"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man."
Oh man I hope we can escape these dreadful days that are to come. I hope I can escape them or die before the day comes. Do you ever wonder how "scary" it will be when heaven comes down? We must be ready. The first verse here is what most of us struggle with as college students. I think its kind of awkward how Jesus lists drunkenness as 1 of 3 traps he lists - i guess its that bad. If it really is that bad we as college students need to learn how to beat this right? More and more we see the use of alcohol penetrate the walls of the church. We must stand firm against this. But more than the drunkenness I think the anxiety is what will catch most people off guard. In all walks of life anxiety is such a powerful adversary to our spiritual and emotional well being. Anxiety about our faith, about how we appear to people, the doubt, the "waste" of time, etc. Jesus lists these things here because he knew what was going to happen in our days. He warned us more than 2000 years ago - it would be foolish not to listen. Lets try to find these traps in our walk with Christ.
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