Dear Recent College Grad...
Dear Recent College Grad:
Your tassel is starting to collect dust, and you've already changed your profile picture three times since your epic shot shaking hands with the university president. The last echoes of counsel spoken in the hallowed halls of academia are fading from your mind. You feel old and young at the same time, and the pressure is building. The pressure to prove that all that time, effort, and money was worth investing...in you. The pressure to be all that you dream to be--right now; to discover God's will for your life in the midst of a chaotic, confusing world. It can all be motivating or paralyzing. So just pause a moment, take a deep breath, and listen. I only have two things I want to say to you:
1. Don't grow up too fast.
I know you want it all right now: the career, the car, the house, the spouse. But in your rush to get there, you might forget to discover who you are along the way--who God says you are. He has dreams for you that you may not know about yet, and it usually takes some time and challenges to discover them. Wherever He leads you, slow your pace. Relax. This is not a race to the finish-line of successful independent adulthood. It's a journey to maturity. Let God naturally take you there--one step at a time--and be willing to pass up the short-cuts.
2. Don't grow up too slow.
College might have been the most awesome time of your life, so of course you miss it. But you don't need to recreate it everywhere you go. Open your heart to new adventures, new friends, new expectations, new dreams. God's dreams for you are so much bigger than you can imagine, so it's ok to surrender the familiar to live the rest of the story God wants to tell through your life. The adventure isn't over--it's really just begun.
No matter where you are, live each day in the present--in God's presence--whether it's easy or hard. Embrace the excitement and independence and discovery; but also the questions, confusion, heartache, frustration, and even the depression at times. Do not be afraid of any method God uses to grow you deeper, for this is the foundation of mature adulthood. The stronger the foundation now, the less regrets later. Humbly accept this season, and you will soon find yourself wiser than your years.
God bless your journey.
Sincerely,
Graduate of 2006
"And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns." Philippians 1:6 (NLT)
Your tassel is starting to collect dust, and you've already changed your profile picture three times since your epic shot shaking hands with the university president. The last echoes of counsel spoken in the hallowed halls of academia are fading from your mind. You feel old and young at the same time, and the pressure is building. The pressure to prove that all that time, effort, and money was worth investing...in you. The pressure to be all that you dream to be--right now; to discover God's will for your life in the midst of a chaotic, confusing world. It can all be motivating or paralyzing. So just pause a moment, take a deep breath, and listen. I only have two things I want to say to you:
1. Don't grow up too fast.
I know you want it all right now: the career, the car, the house, the spouse. But in your rush to get there, you might forget to discover who you are along the way--who God says you are. He has dreams for you that you may not know about yet, and it usually takes some time and challenges to discover them. Wherever He leads you, slow your pace. Relax. This is not a race to the finish-line of successful independent adulthood. It's a journey to maturity. Let God naturally take you there--one step at a time--and be willing to pass up the short-cuts.
2. Don't grow up too slow.
College might have been the most awesome time of your life, so of course you miss it. But you don't need to recreate it everywhere you go. Open your heart to new adventures, new friends, new expectations, new dreams. God's dreams for you are so much bigger than you can imagine, so it's ok to surrender the familiar to live the rest of the story God wants to tell through your life. The adventure isn't over--it's really just begun.
No matter where you are, live each day in the present--in God's presence--whether it's easy or hard. Embrace the excitement and independence and discovery; but also the questions, confusion, heartache, frustration, and even the depression at times. Do not be afraid of any method God uses to grow you deeper, for this is the foundation of mature adulthood. The stronger the foundation now, the less regrets later. Humbly accept this season, and you will soon find yourself wiser than your years.
God bless your journey.
Sincerely,
Graduate of 2006
"And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns." Philippians 1:6 (NLT)
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