A roller coaster ride has two parts.
The initial slow point of going up and the fast paced part.
There is definitely some anticipation right before the first drop. Some people may even get a little nervous and have what they call butterflies in their stomachs.
Life also has two parts
The initial slow part of school and the fast paced part of working in the real world.
My life in college has been pretty slow and peaceful but I am reaching the pinnacle point of this roller coaster ride called life. I just have one more year and a quarter and I'll be in the real world. The fast paced world of work and real life worries. I am both excited and anxious for what ride of life has to offer.
This last year really determines where I will be in my life for the next 3 years. This freaking short period of time is the most crucial. The people I meet and how well I do in school is of most importance.
Haha. Funny. The sermon I listened to this past Sunday was about roller coasters too. Except the pastor talked about how Paul's life was a roller coaster. He said there are two parts: the peaks, and the dips. God never promised us that life would be all peaks. There will be some dips, but God will see us through.
ReplyDeleteHere is a taste of what Paul went through. From 2 Cor 11, "Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure."
And he concludes, "If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness... Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
There will be more to come past those 3 years. Do not stress yourself out with this near future time frame and remember to enjoy God in all of it.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I made it sound like it would be so easy. It really is not, but it is good to remind yourself that is there more to life than what seems right on paper.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys! You guys are so wise. I think it's just a stage but I hope that I can really just seek god in these times. I guess I'm having my little crisis moment.
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