Geoff's Miscellany

Often, advice from successful Christian men and women boils down to platitudes that sound spiritual, but reflect neither wisdom nor what those very people did to become successful.

Here are things I heard in sermons to college students when I was in college or that I heard when I asked for advice:

1. Ask God for guidance.
2. Listen and see what God tells you to do.
3. Your early twenties is a good time to spend yourself on volunteer work (usually the mission cause of the agency represented by the preacher) because you won't have time when you're older.
4. Just wait on God.
5. Don't worry about that kind of thing, God will provide.

When somebody reads that list, they are likely to think, "Of course that makes sense, it's all good advice."

I call foul.