"Future" is such a daunting word. According to Wikipedia, it means, "the indefinite time period after the present. Its arrival is considered inevitable due to the existence of time and the laws of physics. Due to the nature of the reality and the unavoidability of the future, everything that currently exists and will exist is temporary and will come to an end." I like resting comfortably in what I can do and control in my current state of being. But lately, I've found my self fretting about the future. Within the next seven months, two of my good friends will be married, five of my roommates and closest friends will graduate, most planning to move away. I'll make a decision to either stay here or study abroad in Europe next year. The grades I make will help determine if I can get into the best grad schools.
It's not just this next year that I worry about, but five, ten years from now. Will I have a job that supports me? Will I have a family? Will I be living in God's Will? Will I be fulfilled as a Social Worker, friend, wife, mother, daughter, etc.?
I've been reminded a lot lately that I need to rest in Christ. Today, at work, Matthew 11:28 kept repeating in my head. "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Not only that verse, but also Philippians 4:6-7, "Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about
everything; tell God your needs, and don't forget to thank Him for
His answers. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which
is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace
will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you
trust in Christ."
I think one of the things that scares me more than anything is the possibility of a complacent life. I know to many people that just "settle down," and accept the role society has placed them in. I don't want to be complacent. Ben Rector's song, "Song for the Suburbs" captures these thoughts in lyrical form.
"This American dream is not what it seems//Maybe we're still breathing but we're all asleep// Cause I wanna live//Until I die//Don't let devil bury me alive//When my heart stops let me go home//Don't let the suburbs kill my heart and soul//My heart and soul//Pretty cars and pretty houses//Pretty people on parade//If this dream is what you're after//Then dreamin' is where you'll stay."
