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WHAT THE WORLD WON’T TELL

YOU AND GOD’S BETTER WAY

e’re all chasing after something. For
most people, their pursuits include
some combination of normal things
W like finding their soulmate, landing a
fulfilling job, finding fun hobbies, assembling a
squad of loyal friends, and maybe even building a
family. We think that when we get these things,
we’ll finally feel happy and satisfied. We’ve been
told that pursuing our dreams is what will give us
purpose. What most people have not considered,
however, is that life often does not go as planned.
For some, these things just won’t happen. Despite
all their efforts, their love life won’t pan out, their
dream job will be inaccessible, and finding good
friends will prove much more difficult than they
had anticipated. Others may achieve some of their
pursuits, but will lose them when hard times
strike. In the end, no matter how successful or
unsuccessful you end up being, you and everyone
that matters to you will die, rendering even the
most enjoyable life possible only temporary at
best.

Are you feeling depressed yet? It’s understandable
if you are. These are all inevitabilities that we’re
not exactly encouraged to think about. If we
consider them at all, it’s typically not for long.
They’re quickly buried under a positive everything-
will-work-out-in-the-end attitude and forgotten as
we push forward towards potential disaster.

But if you’re still reading this far, you probably
aren’t satisfied with that solution. Know that there
is hope coming. But first, one more grim reality
must be exhumed.

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