1. 10 Ways to Ruin Your Life in Your 20s

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by Jonathan Pokluda

6. #1 Believe that ideas do not have consequences. {Gen
#1 Believe that ideas do not have consequences. {Gen. 2:16-17; 3:6; Ezek. 18:20; Gal. 6:7-8}
“Sin truly does rob us of life, fooling us into thinking we are living life to the “fullest.” Sin, any sin, turns family into an obligation, turns our relationships into burdensome commitments, and turns friendships into strategic conversations and empty laughter. Sin turns your career into work, turns memories into blurry visions, and turns the beautiful into the ordinary."
-Getting Away with It, Jonathan Pokluda 6

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8. #2 Live outside your means. {Ecclesiastes 2:10-11; 5:10-12}
When you spend more than you can afford, you still have to pay for it…plus interest
“Good times” now may mean “bad times” of debt later, Habakkuk 2:6-7

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10. #3 Feed an addiction. {2 Peter 2:19; John 8:34}
Addictions bring death, spiritual and sometimes physical.
Addictions can kill relationships, freedom and joy
Addiction occurs through repetition
Stop now, not after “one last time”

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12. #4 Run with fools. {Prov. 4:14-17; 14:7; 1 Cor. 15:33}
You become what you hang around
The faithless or the faithful?
The idiots or the wise?
The addicts or the sober-minded?
The criminals or those who respect others?

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14. #5 Carelessly give your heart away. {Prov. 20:25; Eccl. 5:5}
Only one totally committed to protecting your heart will not break it or sin against it.
Only give your heart away once, at your marriage, Matthew 19:4-6
Be careful what entertains your heart, what fills your heart, what your heart seeks; who and what it loves

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16. #6 Tolerate evil. {Eph. 5:5-7, 11; 1 Pet. 4:3-4}
Set godly standards: “It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate” that counts
Evil is actively trying to destroy you; Oppose it!
God does not tolerate sin; He gave His Son to die because of it

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18. #7 Make secondary things ultimate and ultimate things secondary. {Matt
#7 Make secondary things ultimate and ultimate things secondary. {Matt. 6:33; Eccl. 12:13}
If a stranger observed how you spend your time and resources, what would he say your life is about?
Balance and godly priorities, Proverbs 25:16; Luke 10:42

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20. #8 Believe life is all about you. {Mk. 10:43-44; Lk. 9:23; Gal. 2:20}
You are 1 of 7,000,000,000 people on planet earth (Romans 12:3)
If you want to make a difference in this world, then live for God and serve others

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22. #9 Live for immediate gratification. {1 Cor. 9:25-27; Gal. 6:9; 2 Tim
“Nothing truly worthwhile comes quickly.”
We have microwave patience and gourmet expectations!

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24. #10 Avoid accountability. {Eccl. 11:9; 12:14; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rom. 14:12}
Running from accountability does not remove it (Jonah)
Those who hold you accountable are the ones who really love you, Heb. 12:5-6
If you run with those who say “anything goes”, you will ruin your life

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26. The Three Rs of Youth Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:1
Rejoice in your youth, 11:9
Remove sorrow, 11:10
Remember God, 12:1