Yes, the devil is your realest enemy but some enemies don't come with horns and sharp teeth.
Some are just hidden in camouflaged habits and unhealthy attitude.
I've lived long enough to understand the intricacies of these enemies and how it makes one static automatically by engaging them.
Hence, dear friend, if you see these enemies in your life, fight it with everything in you.
The third point is most dangerous.
1. Delay of Priorities and Pursuit of Immediate Pleasure.
I've seen this over and again and regard it the foolishness of youth. Especially the part of instant gratification.
Instant gratification tells you to use up all the money you earn to get or show off a lifestyle for the sake of acceptance or admiration.
It tells you to spend hours scrolling through TikTok or Instagram instead of studying.
Or constantly checking likes, comments, and messages for quick validation instead of focusing on personal growth or productive work.
How about avoiding difficult but important tasks—like learning a skill, reading, or building a business/career—because entertainment feels easier and more enjoyable in the moment. This has become people's escape routine from important tasks.
They are supposed to be reward systems used for rewarding growth or finished tasks, but it now runs your schedule.
You push the activities and actions that can develop the quality of your life and chase momentary pleasure.
What you need is discipline.
It is one of the greatest skill you can sharpen as a young person.
This is a time to build and learn habits that propel a better future and a better you.
Build discipline:
To build your identity, career, business, healthy lifestyle, mind, intellect...everything that comprises you.
2. Bad Influence
There is a popular saying, "the devil you know is better than the angel you don't know."
By this, people condone the "devils" in their lives as friends. They may not be literal devils, but they are devils to your life and future.
You may have very nice and funny friends but they subconsciously discourage mental growth or academic upgrade because of the level their minds operate in.
Or, your circle of friends are probably perfect examples of impulsive spenders—no financial wisdom.
Or, your friends downplay on spiritual growth. Then tag it, "being too much and too churchy" jokingly.
Or, your relationships drain your focus and channels it to gossiping, social pressure, or quick schemes which gives you the impression that it's trendy.
You can't tell me you want to become a successful person in a certain field and surround yourself with unserious people.
It's only a matter of time for you to become the next unserious person, even with your big dreams.
Filtering your relationships shows the presence of intentionality about your life. Friends shouldn't only make you feel good, they should spur you to BE good.
Dear friend, you lost direction, not because you lack potential, but because you've surrounded yourself with wrong voices.
All for what, acceptance? Validation, People pleasing?
Choose growth-oriented friends, stay around people with vision, learn from mentors and protect your environment, if you want to go far in life.
3. Existing Without Purpose (Lack Of Purpose And Direction)
I tag it the most dangerous for three reasons:
• Purposeless people moves with the crowd, hence, are number one lovers of trends.
Why?
Because trends momentarily fill up a void for them. A void that purpose supposed to fill.
When they follow trends, it gives a feel of being part of what's relevant now.
Their lack of purpose makes them follow every new movement, online facades—online trends—because it makes them feel good and makes people notice them. They're dependent on these external triggers to feel good about themselves.
• Purposeless individuals are one of the most confused set of people on earth. And confusion causes stagnation.
You can't be everywhere and part of everything.
Today, you listen to Mr. A, tomorrow, you say Mr. B is your mentor, next week, you've chosen another path. Everything is okay for you.
How can you make progress with your life when you are everywhere?
• Purposeless people are confused about identity and lives for entertainment.
Absence of identity leads to trend chasing. They're the best and frequent visitors in people's homes.
They are living for the now.
They're afraid of commitment and responsibility and can't identify what they truly want.
This is one of the saddest ways to live. And it's a problem.
Life only pays those with clarity and direction because it is direction that gets a person to a destination.
Hence, you must discover your strengths, pay attention to innate interest or burden, develop the skills needed, set clear goals, keep learning and build a vision for your future.
Above all else, consult your Creator—God Almighty.
This is how to live purposefully.
This subject on purpose is better explained in our book, "Walking The Purpose Path" available on selar,
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In this book, we see how to discover purpose in simpler ways, what keeps you in purpose and what takes you out of it.
God bless you.
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