The high school doors flung open as I raced out of the school building. My parents were waiting on me, so I kicked off my sandals, grabbed the straps and began running down the sidewalk. As my graduation gown flapped in the wind, I skipped with success and jumped and twirled with excitement. Behind me, I could hear the cheers and chatter of my fellow graduates. I was filled with a reminder of all my friends and teachers. It was as if, the years and memories rippled through my hair. And reality hit, I had survived the years of trials and lived the years of successes. All the sudden, I noticed the hot cement, so I started tip- toeing. As I waved farewell, I mumbled, “Good bye, High School and Hello, College". And as I squinted into the future, I could not help but celebrated the moment.
Is this not true for so many of us, right now? We’re not for sure, what’s around the corner. Or where we are headed. As I look back at the time, I wish I could have whispered to myself, "Here’s what’s going to happen: You are going to go to college, meet wonderful friends, get married and start a writing career. You are going to have countless opportunities. You will stumble. You will cry. And once again, as you have found, you will survive and you will live". But then again, isn’t that what God whispers to us every day. As his word says, Hebrews 12:1 “… Let us throw off everything that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
What new opportunity do you need to explore today?
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