Looking toward Growth

I completed the remainder of my August scrapbook pages so once again, I am caught up. Loved the photo of my daughter at her graduation seen here.

Doesn't she look happy? Still as one goes through the exciting times, there are still fears and insecurities to deal with. A friend of mine told me today that her son just started college last week and he is actually unable to sleep at night and has major insecurities, too. He's concerned he isn't normal. He is normal. He is normal and he (as well as the rest of us) just needs to place his fears and misgivings in the hands of our Lord. When we are truly dependent on our Heavenly Father to guide us and help us make good decisions, we are operating in His will. He only chooses to light our path a step or two at a time. But we live in a world that wants more. We want to know about retirement at 45 and career at 16. Our children want to grow up too fast and then have missed out on childhood - the most precious time of life for all of us.

We launch into a new era of our lives and expect things to be the same. Just as my daughter had to deal with people who were completely antagonistic to her for the first time in her life, college students have many adjustments to make. So do people when they begin a new job, or get married, or have a child. There are adjustments to be made when someone we love dies or becomes ill. Everything we do brings us new opportunities, but with those come the adjustments.

Look for the opportunities and avoid the pitfalls. Don't expect everyone to be the same because you won't be the same either. That's growth. That's maturity. That's change. That's LIFE! Have fun and make the most of the opportunities. Learn from the mistakes you will make along the way and above all, look to the Lord to give you strength and wisdom through it all.