BronzeGrl

"I must disagree with you, although I can understand your mentality (being a young person). For some reason, people think they can skip the in between and go straight to the top and although this can and does happen, the concepts and wisdom you learn in between can be invaluable and hold you together in the future.

Even in the Bible Jesus told the disciples to follow him and he would make them fishers of men. They had to have training, observe Jesus and understand what he wanted of them. Ernie, do not be in a rush to get to the top, take your time and learn from those with wisdom and experience. Peter could not have walked on water if he had not already learned some valuable things from Jesus. It is not AZ, it is A through Z. Learn the in between. You sound like a nice young man and I wish you all the best"

Thank you for sharing your criticism, first I'd like to say I respect you views and ideas, and I thank you for leaving this comment. In that, I have this to say..

My beliefs, views, and thoughts are not concepts, they come from the wisdom bestowed upon me by God and my parents. If you thought i was saying I could graduate high-school and become CEO of a company, you are mistaken, and I'm sorry you misunderstood. I do have plenty of wisdom, and if you don't believe this, so be it. A person's life will always take time, what I'm saying is that people don't have to waste time trudging around looking for that 'golden opportunity' of theirs. As far as I can tell, Jesus took care of all of us by dying on the cross, so why do we waste time moping around?

My Dad created the universe, why should i expect anything less then excellence in my life? 

Of course, I've had many disappointments in my life, but I still expect the most, in myself, and in my life. If my God loves me enough to die for me, I believe he also loves me enough to give me the best. 

Jesus told his disciples to follow him, and they did, there weren't any applications, they didn't have to pass any tests. They simply followed him, and he took care of them. Did David need to train before he went to fight Goliath? No, because our strength doesn't come from the world, it comes from God. Just as everything we ever need comes from God. You're right, life isn't AZ, it's A through living to the fullest you can for God.

Luke 9:1-6 says: "1.Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2.And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 3.And he said unto them, Take nothing for [your] journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. 4.And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. 5.And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. 6.And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where."

We are all Jesus' disciples, he gave us power and authority over all evil and sickness, and yet you think we shouldn't expect the best? 

Matthew 7:8 "For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."

No ifs, ands, or buts. I think that lay's it out pretty clear. 

if not...

John 15:16 "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and [that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."

Not only do we receive fruit, we give it. And I don't know about you, but I've never seen fruit grow in some sorry looking dirt.

John 16: 23-24 "23.And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give [it] you. 24.Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full."

Full joy, see that? That's what I seek.

John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

Jesus overcame the world, so whatever the world says is normal, I don't have to live by. 

James 1:5 "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."

I prayed for wisdom, unwavering, for about a year straight. Go ahead and contradict what I've said, but know this: God has given me wisdom for a reason, he's placed me in a position to be a leader, to achieve, and to be great. God created us in his image, the same image as the God who created the very fabric that keeps your body from exploding and being torn to shreds  each time your neurons send messages through your brain. Sure, we're not perfect, but we strive to be, and my perfect doesn't include waiting around wasting my time not being great.

I am an example of God, not an example of a human. God calls us to follow him and to be like him, he does not call us to be like the world. My life is a leap of faith, on that, you can count.

- Ernie Macias.

P.S. My mentality has nothing to do with being young, it has everything to do with my God being the one keeping your heart and my heart beating.