This is a blog post I wrote while I was still in Finland a few months ago towards the end of my first season but never posted. There is a lot of pressure on people my age and here are my thoughts on it all :)
Recently I have seen a lot of my friends on Facebook share blog posts about the social pressures on people in their 20's. And it got me really thinking!! Why do I feel like I'm somehow "behind" in life? Why does it matter that I am a single 23 year old college graduate who has yet to start my professional career and honestly am still pretty unsure what that will even be? We are expected to have it all figured out by the time we graduate college. Apparently I was supposed to meet my husband in college, and yet here I am in my 23rd year of singleness. I was supposed to have a job lined up or been accepted into graduate school, but here I am about to fly halfway around the world again to play the game I love. But who's to say I am doing it wrong? Why do we constantly compare our lives to everyone around us? And what's the fun in doing things like everyone else anyways?
It's when I start stressing about relationships, money, careers, and all that fun stuff, that I remember it's not in my control. I should be content in knowing God will take care of it. I don't have to worry about any of it. I can have complete freedom and joy knowing He is going to take care of me :) Some people plan out their lives and stay on track, never taking the time to really enjoy all that they are experiencing. People rush through high school just to get to college and then rush through college just to start working. But eventually they are gonna run out of things to look forward to. Take the time to enjoy all your big "milestones" because they are gone before you even realize it. Make memories. Take risks. But most importantly invest in your relationships with your friends and family, because through all the ups and downs, they're they ones who are going to be by your side. That's what I've learned most from living abroad. I've gone through life with my fair share of superficial relationships that I used for my own benefit more than anything. Don't ever take for granted what others have done for you and go out of your way to be there for them! Be the kind of friend you want to have!!
Don't be afraid to do things your own way. Be willing to take a chance and follow a career you want to instead of following the one you think you have to. Don't let society mold you into what they think you should be. Look to God for advice and then just go for it....and don't look back :)
Jeremiah 29:11-13 "'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.'"
Recently I have seen a lot of my friends on Facebook share blog posts about the social pressures on people in their 20's. And it got me really thinking!! Why do I feel like I'm somehow "behind" in life? Why does it matter that I am a single 23 year old college graduate who has yet to start my professional career and honestly am still pretty unsure what that will even be? We are expected to have it all figured out by the time we graduate college. Apparently I was supposed to meet my husband in college, and yet here I am in my 23rd year of singleness. I was supposed to have a job lined up or been accepted into graduate school, but here I am about to fly halfway around the world again to play the game I love. But who's to say I am doing it wrong? Why do we constantly compare our lives to everyone around us? And what's the fun in doing things like everyone else anyways?
It's when I start stressing about relationships, money, careers, and all that fun stuff, that I remember it's not in my control. I should be content in knowing God will take care of it. I don't have to worry about any of it. I can have complete freedom and joy knowing He is going to take care of me :) Some people plan out their lives and stay on track, never taking the time to really enjoy all that they are experiencing. People rush through high school just to get to college and then rush through college just to start working. But eventually they are gonna run out of things to look forward to. Take the time to enjoy all your big "milestones" because they are gone before you even realize it. Make memories. Take risks. But most importantly invest in your relationships with your friends and family, because through all the ups and downs, they're they ones who are going to be by your side. That's what I've learned most from living abroad. I've gone through life with my fair share of superficial relationships that I used for my own benefit more than anything. Don't ever take for granted what others have done for you and go out of your way to be there for them! Be the kind of friend you want to have!!
Don't be afraid to do things your own way. Be willing to take a chance and follow a career you want to instead of following the one you think you have to. Don't let society mold you into what they think you should be. Look to God for advice and then just go for it....and don't look back :)
Jeremiah 29:11-13 "'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.'"