Ah the American Dream. It's wonderful isn't it? The idea that everyone in this country has the opportunity to make life better for themselves. Everyone has the chance to rise to the top. To achieve fame or greatness.
Is that really all that great though? Our culture pushes us so hard to make ourselves better. To be better for society.
It's ridiculous to me that most Juniors, even Sophomores and Freshman in high school, and even some middle schoolers have their whole lives planned out. Where they're going to college, what they're going for, what their career will be. Really? Besides the fact that many college students end up changing their majors and few end up getting the job they want out of college, even if this wasn't the case, it just seems stupid to me.
Do we know how to trust God anymore? Do we realize that He has His own plan for our entire life? I doubt that most of those in secondary school who have their lives all set up talked to God ahead of time. I feel that if a ninth grader were to ask God, "What do you want me to do for the rest of my life?" He would say something like, "Don't worry about all that yet, you have too much to worry about now. When the time comes if you trust me, I'll take care of it." Or he might simply quote Matthew 6:34, "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
Now I'm telling you to just forget about everything and hope your life just works out. That's just as ridiculous. There comes a point at around your Junior or Senior year in high school that you should try to figure out where you want to go to school, and perhaps for what. But you can't forget that God has the master plan. Talk to Him about it. It's going to affect the rest of your life. He knows whats best. Trust Him.
This doesn't only apply to upperclassman in high school either. Any decision that needs made, no matter how big our small it seems, should go through God first. Think about how much less you would sin if you talked it over with God before you did anything.
I'll leave you with the link to the song that inspired me to write this. It's John Reuben's "Time to Leave".
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