I'm sure I'm not about be the first one to tell you that being in your 20s isn't as easy and fabulous as it seemed back in middle school. You're in college, or just starting your career, all the while trying to figure out the path you'll follow throughout the rest of your life. Who are you? What do you want to accomplish? We are constantly torn between throwing ourselves out into the real world and holding on to our last moments before we hit actual adulthood. I personally can say this stresses me out on the daily. But if anything makes me feel a little more at ease it's hearing these simple words:
When you feel stressed out about your future ...
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
"Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established." Proverbs 16:3
"The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." Exodus 14:14
"She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future." Proverbs 31:25
"And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to this span of life?" Matthew 6:27
When life goes against your plans ...
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." Proverbs 3:5
"What I am doing you do not understand now, but later you will understand." John 13:7
"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:8
When you just want to give up ...
"I can do all things through him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13
"For nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:37
"But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26
When love fails ...
"He feels the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds." Psalm 147:3
"When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I." Psalm 147:4
"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18
If you start to lose sight of yourself ...
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12
When you have a big moment ahead of you ...
"Perhaps this is the moment for which you have been created." Ester 4:14
When you're feeling jealous ...
"A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones." Proverbs 14:30
During exam week ...
"Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, as something done for the Lord and not for men." Colossians 3:23
"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
"Those who work hard make a profit, but those who only talk will be poor." Proverbs 14:23
