Ready to Take on the World: Graduating Seniors
Is your graduating senior ready to take on the world?
Their futures and a whole new realm of possibilities lie up ahead.
Along with that hope, everything they grew up with and relied on is now about to change.
Doting parents are now a phone call away, instead of right in the next room.
So many changes, but also this . . .
Along with all the preparations for going away to school, it’s also important to prepare your graduating senior for a world that hates Christ.
I think we can all agree that if a soldier were to walk into battle without his or her armor on, they’d be an easy target.
In similar fashion, expecting our sons and daughters, who grew up in a solid biblical church, to simply withstand the anti-God pressures of a secular college is unrealistic.
The Enemy is relentless and, just as he continues to distract or tamper with your faith, he will do so also with your kids.
He is at war with God’s people.
Ready To Take on the World With Eyes Wide Open
Do we really think the Evil One has hit the “pause button?”
This clickable disturbing headline was two years ago.
Don’t think similar kinds of “teaching” only happen in states other than your own.
In many cases, the parents aren’t even aware this is going on.
In some schools and colleges, the pressures on students to reject their Christian faith is incessant.
And, with new mind-blowing technologies on the horizon, such as the increasing power of AI (artificial intelligence), the possibilities just get worse.
Did you ever think you would see a headline like this one below?
Apparently, a fake “digital” god is in the works:
https://answersingenesis.org/technology/google-co-founder-wants-to-build-ai-digital-god/
What a blasphemous, yet futile, slap in the face to our Holy God.
Call it foolish defiance.
The Lord laughs at these attempts to replace Him.
4He who sits in the heavens laughs,
The Lord scoffs at them.
5Then He will speak to them in His anger
And terrify them in His fury, saying,
6But as for Me, I have installed My King
Upon Zion, My holy mountain. – Psalm 2:4-6, (NASB).1
God is not surprised by these demonic strategies, but we as Christians need to be aware of it.
Can you believe that there are people who will fall for it?
Look at the popularity of influencers on YouTube – the next “big thing.”
Can you imagine when a fake “digital god” sets up shop on every screen?
Undoubtedly, from all sides, our Christian faith is under attack.
The Bible speaks of this.
For example, here’s a sobering and familiar reminder from 1 Peter for Christians of all ages:
Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. – 1 Peter 5:8, (NASB).2
All this to consider, are your graduating seniors ready to take on this strange new world?
Resources for Parents
Pray, and let your children hear and know that you pray for them.
Remind them to pray for the Holy Spirit to give them the right words when their faith is under attack.
Need help with this?
There are several apologetics resources for you to consider, but here are a few in no particular order:
Equipped and Ready To Take On The World
Think of all the possible paths our children might choose – the road to sexual immorality, the avenue of alcohol and drug abuse, the way of ungodly friends. But in Christ, there is an alternative path – a route that will lead our children away from the struggles we know they’ll face on any other road. The right route starts with the Via Dolorosa – the way of the cross. It starts with salvation, It continues with a path that is straight (Prov. 3:5-6) and is directed by God’s Word (Ps. 119:105). It includes Jesus as a traveling companion (Jn. 8:12). That’s the ultimate alternate route. Let’s model it clearly so our children will see the right way. – as quoted in Precept Austin.org.
If your graduating senior is confident in the truth of God’s Word and can clearly articulate that truth, they’ll be ready to engage the world around them.
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1 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
2 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
3 Precept Austin quotation is from the “Proverbs 13-19 Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations Commentary.” [2016] Courtesy of Precept Austin, Subheading, “Alternate Route.” Web. Accessed 9 May, 2023.
I wanted to share a lovely poem with you this week called “The American Soldier and Jesus.”
I immediately thought about my Dad, a Navy Captain. Maybe I’m biased, but he was the coolest dad ever! His dedication and service to our country made a big impression on me. He was my hero and I miss him terribly. 
