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What does the Future hold for the Young People?

This blog is entitled Canny Granny's Advice to the Young so it's about time I addressed the issue of the present circumstances and what it means for young people.  Suddenly your education has been disrupted.  No exams this Summer and great uncertainty about the future.  I would advise you to keep as busy as you can.  Learning doesn't have to stop just because there isn't a teacher present.  Now is a chance to read as widely as you can and develop a critical attitude to all that you see and hear in society. Don't accept things at face value. Use your brain to think for yourself, to analyze what is going on in society.  But most importantly of all ponder the existence of God.  For this you will need to read a Bible. This is most important. It should not be done lightly.  This is the big question and your future depends on it. How you answer this question will decide your future path in life and where you will spend eternity. You will either believe and live your life in the light of that or you will reject Him and live a life centred on you, a selfish  life.  You can only know God in Jesus Christ.  Because we do wrong and God is Holy we have to come to Him through the cross of Jesus.  Jesus forgives our sin when we believe and makes us perfect in God's eyes.  You can't please God by your own efforts to do good, because God will only accept perfection.  That perfection can only be given to us by Jesus. Jesus promises that you will find Him if you search with all your heart.  Ask Him for His help in this as you certainly can't find Him without it.

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