I had a discussion with a friend the other day about how when we were leaving high school we thought we had everything figured out. We thought we knew how everything would go in college and had a plan for our lives.
HA HA
Well, at least on my part, I could not have been more wrong. I thought that I would come to Toledo and be some hot shot Young Life leader. I figured I would date some great girl that was also a YL leader and then get engaged my senior year and get married after I graduated. I thought that things were going to go super smoothly and that I would be a popular guy amongst the YL community...
Well things did not go this way at all. 1. I was placed as a wyld life leader (middle school lads) and this immediately deflated my big head. Often times I have struggled to even get 5 or 6 kids to come to events. But after 3 years of being a WL leader, I have developed some great friendships with a few guys. And I now realize that it does not matter if I have 50 kids or 1, God is still going to shine his light through me and I would not trade the friendships I have gained for 50 kids or 1,000 kids.
2. I am extremely single. And other than a relationship my freshmen year, have not had much luck in that department. Now, that makes my plan of being married in like 8 months or so very unlikely. And I say to that, GOOD. Gosh, what was I thinking when I made that plan. Yes, I would not mind dating a great Jesus loving girl but at the same time I am comfy being single. It allows me much more time and fewer distractions from the Lord. One day I will find me a girl and I look forward to that, but for now, I enjoy being who God has made me to be, and Opher. 3. I have found that life is not smooth and predictable. I am getting close to graduation, (next December) and I have had to really think and pray about what God wants me to do. This has been difficult but amazing. I have made some decisions in the past few weeks and have committed mself to certain things for the next couple years at least. Things are happening. I have always known what area the God has put on my heart and what he has given me a passion for and I have been frustrated in the past by having to be patient for things to happen. Well, things are happening now and it is very exciting.
So I say this, throw our your silly life plans and expectations and live life for today, live it for the Lord. The rest will fall in place.
-Opher-
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