You graduated from university without Latin honors but with a peculiar label: No Boyfriend Since Birth.
A personal achievement, I would say.
More than being chaste however, remember this: purity begins with God, transforms the mind, travels down the heart and is manifested in your choices and relationships.
No, don’t follow your heart. It is desperately sick, deceitful, wicked.
No, you’re not missing out if nobody asks you out.
Make a 5-year plan. An 11-year plan. Or even your plan for next month, next week or… today. List your priorities down. There’s more to life than just being employed in a 9-to-5 job – or a job that rakes in a hefty daily pay.
The Spice Girls are singing, “Tell me what you want? What you really, really want?” – they’re asking the boys. Don’t mind the boys, they’re busy with toys. Some of them still don’t understand the difference between a girl and a toy.
Don’t be a churchgoer. Your body is God’s temple and you are a part of His body. Honor Him.
No, don’t handle things your way – even the things you say you do for God. Get to know Him better.
Honor your parents, treat them right. Spend more time with your sisters. Friends come and go but your sisters, they’re there for life.
It’s totally fine if you don’t have all the answers. It’s acceptable for you not to be an expert on anything. We all make mistakes. Celebrate your progress. Perfection is an illusion.
Go out and have fun, drink a little and remember: 1 Tequila, 2 Tequila, 3 Tequila, floor! Alcohol is good for sanitizing hands, but it isn’t a heartbreak’s cure.
Swimming, cooking, martial arts, decision-making and driving are life skills. To thrive, you need common sense and a good EQ.
Keep journaling. You’ll be very busy and you’ll soon get sucked into the reality of adulthood. Write even on days when all you can write (or sing with Eddie Vedder) is “I’m still alive.”
It’s totally okay if the only prayer you’ve memorized is “Our Father.” Prayer isn’t and shouldn’t be memorized. Prayer is our two-way connection, a feedback loop, with God. God IS our Heavenly Father, and while He desires reverence, He also delights in honesty.
Pray God’s Word – read your Bible. Love Him with your heart, soul, mind and strength. Train your ears to know His voice. Anchor everything on Him because He never fails. Never ever.
“How then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?” Romans‬ â€10‬:â€14‬ â€BSB‬‬
There. I’ve preached on you and you’ve heard what you needed to hear. Believe God for the unbelievable. He says, “I am with you, always…”
P.S. I’d like to remind you that the road up ahead is filled with choices. You’re always free to choose but you can never choose the consequences of your choices. So choose wisely; choose kindly; and whenever possible, choose the road less traveled.
P.P.S. Three decades from now, the world would be outrageously different from what you’ve known. Always keep moving forward towards the direction of your dreams. Follow Jesus. Pack lightly.
ancore! 