It's interesting how adults often look at us young people and lecture us about how lucky we are for not having a lot of responsibilities.Some of them think we barely have any pressure to handle and stress in our lives.
Truth is we have to take the biggest decisions of our lives at this stage because they are going to affect our destiny and our future.The places we go to;to people we interact with and a lot of other matters are a big influence on how we are going to live our lives and take those decisions like:
-What to major in? how to live? how to find a good partner? how to know if this is a good thing to do? etc...
And a mistake in one of those matters can result in a loss of time;money;energy;resources and maybe suffering and tears. Now if that's not a big responsibility tell me what is.
some less fortunate have to deal with bad
advices from so called friends.
Hopefully there's a way to find help in making the right choices by seeking God's wisdom;and a lot of good advices can be found in the book of Proverbs.I looked it up and selected the best ones i could find and put up a little step by step plan. I really hope it helps any of you guys going through a hard time making up your minds
1-Talk to God about your plans
I invite anyone on the verge to take a big decision to take some time in prayer and meditation before making the big step:
"Trust the Lord with all your heart,and don't depend on your own understanding.
Remember the Lord in all you do, and he will give you success" : Proverbs 3:5-6 (NCV)
2- Analyze what you have in mind
You might find ourselves in situations where you feel like doing something because it feels good...even if it's not right.That's when you should be even more careful because your thoughts will have a big impact on your decisions later:
"Be careful what you think,
because your thoughts run your life"
"Be careful what you do,and always do what is right." : Proverbs 4 : 23,26 (NCV)
3- Look for counsel
In order to clarify your ideas you can also look for the company of older persons who appear to have an understanding at life and seek their advices.
"Plans fail without good advices,but they will succeed with the advice of many others" : Proverbs 15 : 22
"Spend time with the wise and you will become wise,but the friends of fools will suffer." : Proverbs 13 : 20 (NCV)
4- Avoid bad company
In order to make faster progress you should consider avoiding any association with other people promoting alcohol and substance abuse as a good and noble thing. Their lack of understanding causes them to be unable to realize that such actions are surely going to have some bad consequences later and you must
tell them the truth; without following their behavior.
"Stay away from fools,because they can't teach you anything."
"Fools don't care if they sin,but honest people work at being right." : Proverbs 14 :7 , 9 (NCV).
5- Surrender all to God
When you are constantly making plans and calculating what your next move shall be;you might feel a lot of pressure and stress coming your way; learn how to let go and allow God to work with you in order to deal with it. It is good to surrender all to him who is almighty and able to help us.
"People make plans in their minds, but only the Lord can make them come true."
"Depend on the Lord in whatever you do,and your plans will succeed." : Proverbs 16: 1,3(NCV)
Let's not forgot these powerful words : PRAYER is the key!
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