High school is definitely a time of change for all of us. As freshmen, we transition into a larger schools, make new friends, and start to become young adults. As Sophomores and Juniors, we start to look at the classes we want to take more seriously, and which ones will benefit us for what we may want to do. Also, we start to look towards our futures, and develop ideas and plans for what we want to do. Finally, as seniors, we start applying for colleges and scholarships, get serious about the plans we have or the ideas floating around in our heads, and start putting them into action. It's the life of a high school student
We face crossroads all the time, some simple, others life changing. However, we will have to eventually make a decision once we get there. They won't always be easy though. Making the decision to study for your test instead of going to hang out with friends, cleaning your room when you are suppose to, or getting out of a relationship that is hurting yours with God. Many of times, we don't know what to do, or the decision to make. Will we regret the decision we made, or be thankful we made the tough decision?
In the end, all of the decisions we face now and in the future should honor God. I can tell you that these aren't always easy. Sometimes it will be simple like saying no to a drug. It's not easy to go against the flow seeing we want to fit in and have friends, but when we say no, we have honored God, fill relieved to have done the right thing. Quick and simple. Sometimes they can be painful like ending a relationship because it's getting in the way of you and God. It's tough, I know, and it will take time to move past it, but in the end, it will strengthen your relationship with God and being more able to work for His glory. Whatever the decision may be, remember to go with where God is leading you, or telling you to do. For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11. Though the decision may be unclear at first, God will always lead you in the right direction about it. So when you face those tough decisions, follow God's leading and honor Him with it.
What about the wrong decisions we've already made? I've asked the same thing in life at many points in our life. As teenagers, we aren't always gonna make the right decisions every time. We are only human. What I want to encourage you with, is don't dwell on them. It's ok to remember them, I actually recommend it. Why? So we can learn from them. God allows us to make mistakes, because we learn from them pretty darn well. We have to be willing to forgive ourselves. Jesus died on the cross, paying the price for our sins and forgiving us from them. If the God of the universe is willing to forgive us, then we certainly should be willing to forgive ourselves. We are only human. When we mess up, or what we messed up with in the past, just move on, learn from your mistakes and seek God even more.
When the tough decisions in life come, seek God, and make the decision that will lead you to a stronger relationship with God
