It might not be the easiest thing to accept, but you’re dysfunctional! Don't feel bad, so am I. When compared to the perfection of Almighty God, we all fit into the category of being dysfunctional. Thanks to the unmerited favor of God, through the blood of Christ, we have been made new (2 Cor. 5:17). However, we still struggle with the old nature. Because of that, we battle with that old nature. This can cause a lot of trouble, especially early in life.
Unless you're way ahead of your time, you probably still enjoy a good Bugs Bunny cartoon and a pop tart just like I do. As a teenager, or young adult, you know just enough about life to be dangerous! Everybody wants to feel like they've arrived when they turn 18. You can vote; you can drive; you can stay out late… The world says, “You are now grown up!” The reality is, you're just now getting really good at being a kid!
The problem comes when somehow you reason that all that you know now makes you ready for adult life. Maybe you assume that you've passed the tests, gained the credentials, and you're ready to sail. You think having been a successful kid makes you ready to be a successful adult, but nothing could be further from the truth! This being the case, I congratulate you on not being ready to be an adult. However, I also congratulate you - you need God, and He's ready to help!
You cannot survive the journey through adulthood without Him. God's best for your future starts at a point of need not a point of strength. If you view yourself in a position of strength; if you have the “I am my own man” disease, you are in for some serious disappointment. People like this spend a large portion of their life figuring out that they are not really as great as they think.
If, on the other hand, you view yourself in a position of need, if you see the decisions you face through the eyes of humility and sincerity, then you will be driven to the Lord, to His Word, and to His guidance through godly adult counselors. If you know that you need God, then He will be found, and His blessings will follow. God tells us in James 4:6, But he giveth more grace.
Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. He promises in Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
Life is awesome! It really is great to be an adult and experience God's gifts day by day, but there are many risks. There are many ways to miss God's awesome plans for your future. That's why it is important for you to learn the lessons of spiritual growth and decision-making that will help you step-by-step through the decisions ahead.
I can't see your future any more than you can. The rules don't allow that. You have to choose to trust God and discover His good plan one day at a time as He reveals it to you.
