Someone once said, "No matter how long you live, the first 20 years are the longest half of your life." I'm not sure about that, but I am sure that life is moving pretty fast right now.
At midnight, I'll be 21 years old. I don't have any plans, especially not to drink. To be honest, I'm not too attracted to alcohol. Does that mean I can't be a normal college student?
But anyway, tonight I'm thinking a lot about my future, which I do quite often actually. My internship this summer at a church is supposed to help me decide if full time ministry is the right direction for me. Halfway through the internship, I have a lot more knowledge about what it's like to work in ministry, but I still have no more definitive plans for the future.
Ultimately I want to do follow God's unique purpose for me. But sometimes it can be tough to know that. I know He's given me a passion for impacting people in a positive way. And that's all I've got. Ministry is a great way to do that - I'm very passionate about pouring into others and helping them in their faith. But what about government? The late Senator Thomas Dodd (father of current Senator Chris Dodd) said this just before he died: "You can never do as much for the public good as you can through a public life."
So instead of looking back on my last 20 years, I'm looking ahead. And although my future seems cloudy, I know God will clear it up soon.
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