In the days of thy youth!

Ecclesiastes 12:1 says, "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth".

What a great portion of scripture, full of such depth and wisdom. What troubles we could save ourselves if we would honour and remember the Creator in the days of our youth.

As youth, we make decisions that will affect our future. It almost seems unfair that we have to make these decisions while we are young and unwise. The key to making good decisions lies in this verse of scripture in Ecclesiastes. We must remember the Creator in the days of our youth.

Another familiar scripture is "thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path". Notice the use of feet and path. God's word is a lamp unto our foot steps (the decisions we make for the short term) and a light unto our path (the decisions we make for the long term). Remember the Creator in the days of they youth!

Ecclesiastes 12 makes it clear that as young people we must rely on God. It is hard to make wise or good decisions without God, afterall we have had limited life experiences and knowledde. If left up to our own devices we usually find ourselves faltering and making mistakes. I know we dont like to admit it - but hey...it's true.

How often we forget God in the whole decision making process and try and do it on our own. I’ve known many people who have had to carry “baggage” through their whole life as a result of one bad decision when they were young. Regrets, shame, baggage, burdens, guilt etc. We must remember the Creator in the days of our youth!

God is the master craftsman, the potter, the designer, the Creator. He knows us, His plans for us are perfect. It is only when we are walking in the bounds of His will that we can experience life to the fullest – the abundant, fulfilling life that we read about in John 10:10.