{Life Quest} excerpts

I read Life Quest

by {Cary Schmidt}

a few weeks ago.

Like every other one of his books,

this one was excellent.

I will leave you with a few excerpts...


  Don't let your desires become your folly. Let God be King of your dreams,and watch over the next twenty years how He blows you away in fulfilling them.
-Page 60

  God uses one word to describe everything from minor distractions to major moral offenses. He calls it folly. Whether you're robbing banks, selling drugs, sleeping around, or just spending too much time in front of the tv, God puts it in the same category when it comes to life's purpose-it's all folly. It's silly. It's a waste of moments. It the useless spending of life that diverts you from the purpose of which you were created.
-Pg. 53

  The snake that's after you doesn't really care what your version of folly is. He just wants you distracted long enough to strike-long enough to destroy. Mark it down,folly is whatever take your eyes off the trail of God's will and distracts you long enough to divert you.
-Pg. 57

  Don't commit to your desires. Don't follow your dreams. Follow God. His dreams are better, you just don't know it yet! Commit to Christ. Let your dreams die in the altar of God's amazing plan. Let desires get in line behind God's will. Become fanatical. Fixate on God's will. Let your heart be gripped irreversibly by an obsession to fulfill His unique plan.
-Pgs. 190-191