Preparation Clues & Unsolvable Riddles

~ Matthew chapter 24 ~
These verses are usually strange to me and I have not given them any in depth attention... yet.
I don't have a comfortable understanding of why we are given clues for the end times yet the phrase "day and hour unknown" is there...
It's wonderful that our Lord has provided signs for end times so that we can be watchful but at the same time I personally don't want to fall into a state of only watching. I bet soem peopel end up spending their whole lives in study of end times, trying to extract more information than will ever be available. I found it interesting the mention of Noah in v. 37-39 about how there where people who where just going about their lives when the flood came and how this is how it will be at the end of the age.

At first I also stumbled with v. 34-35 where it talks about "this generation will not pass away before these things happen" and then I realized that this may simply mean "this life" as we know it.

Irregardless of all these details and thoughts (many of which I have not shared because of redundancy) I simply pray for the simplicity of Gods heart. God, give me your eyes (heart) for just one second... so that I may taste what it is like to love the way you love and know that this love is more fulfilling than anything in this life from now till eternity. Let me be a Knight for you Lord that I may fight to save the hurting people of this world. Let me not be a stumbling block to your love for your children. Break my selfish nature, break my pride, break my self indulgence, keep your hand on me so that I can withstand this fire and be refined for your purpose. I love you Lord! I pray that every step I take today is towards you ad pleasing to you.
Amen