Where God's Word Meets Our Mess
On the other hand, even though singleness is very common for young adults, that doesn’t make singleness easy. In fact, it can be a very worry-filled season of life. Perhaps you can relate to at least one of the three big fears singles have.
Though writer’s block can cause plenty of frustration and anxiety, that's probably not the greatest fear that writers have. I'd probably include writer's block in the list of minor fears that writers have, along with other common fears like "What if I don't win _____ writing contest?" or "What if my writing gets rejected by _____ website or _____ magazine?" The greatest fear of writers is more serious than a bad case of writer's block—our plans and our purpose are at the core of this fear.
I feel unsure about my blogging future because I don't know if blogging will take me where I want to go. I worry that I’ll keep writing and blogging but never get a book deal or become a well-known author. I fear that all of my efforts will be wasted.
That's why Proverbs 16 is such a comfort to me. I don't have to worry about the future because God directs my steps. No matter what happens, I can trust that God will open the right doors at the right times.
You aren’t getting weaker as you wait. Your faith is getting stronger because you’re depending more on Jesus and less on yourself. When you wait on God, you’re waiting on the most dependable One you possibly could. He’s a lot more dependable than we are. Just think of all the promises you’ve broken and all the promises He has kept.
Recently I posted about how we need to let go of our calendar lives and wait on God’s timing to know what the future holds. However, there are some things you can do while you’re waiting for God to show you what’s next. Here’s a simple list of things a young adult can do to figure out what’s next...
I need a list of things in my life that are set in stone. And this dependence is a natural thing, but it’s not a good thing. The calendar is constantly changing. Events get cancelled and added. In life, there are no certainties that I can write down on a planner with a Sharpie. Pencils were created for a reason.
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