If you are anything like me, this word might bring a sweeping range of emotions up. Fear. Terror. Excitement. A sense of finally being an “adult”. Freedom. Joy. A new beginning.
For those of us that are seniors and will be graduating in a few short months, we often ask ourselves questions like these:
Have I learned enough?
Do I measure up with everyone else out there applying for jobs?
What is this awkward place between “degree” and you need “3-5 years experience”?
Where do I go to get said experience?
What if I don’t get a job right after college?
…and the line of questions usually ends up somewhere in this area….
I’m not going to find a job and then I’m going to have to move back in with my parents and be a bum! (insert hand slapping forehead in despair here)
We also come to dread the following questions that everyone asks. And I mean EVERYONE. From your loving family to the well-meaning little old lady in your church, to the coffee guy!
They say things like this:
So what are your plans for after graduation? What places are you applying to?
And inevitably..Are you dating anyone? (and if you are) Are you getting married? The dread and disillusionment set in as you explain some kind of answer for both questions. You know the standard answer to please people, at least one that will make them think you have it all together.
Whew. That’s exhausting. I know from personal experience. I heard this song a few weeks ago and it has reminded me of something else.
It has reminded me of who my God is.
“Lift My Life Up”-By Unspoken
You brought me this far so why would I question You now
You have provided so why would I start to doubt
I’ve never been stranded, abandoned or left here to fight alone
So I’m giving You control
I lift my life, lift my life up
I give it all in surrender
I lift my heart, lift my heart up
You can have it forever
All my dreams, all my plans
Lord I leave it in Your hands
I lift my life, lift my life up
Have Your way in me
The Lord has brought me this far. He has been faithful and always will be. He has a plan for my life, even when I have no idea what the next few months may hold. He has never left me alone or abandoned me.
Give it up. Let Jesus have it all, because I promise that in time He will show you the next step and His plans will far surpass what you have been dreaming for yourself. I consciously choose to give Him my life. I want what You have for me Jesus. Take my life, my feeble self-made plans, and my wandering heart.
I can rest easy knowing that my next step, wherever I am, is to continue following my Savior, spreading His Gospel message, and glorifying Him in all that I do. It’s all in His hands.
Surrender. Now that’s a beautiful life.
Oh and class of 2014? Believe in yourself, and take hold of His Gospel. Because He is just that.