Welcome To Adulting By JP PokludaSample

Day One

Life: Don’t Miss It

Scripture: John 10:10

It seems most of my life, I’ve been asking: What is life all about? I grew up on a farm in South Texas. We lived on twenty acres outside a small town of six thousand people in the middle of nowhere. College was a blur of parties, girls, and fights, with classes mixed in there somewhere. Somehow, I graduated and found myself in the big city of Dallas. As a twenty-something first setting out on this journey called adulthood, I wanted it all. I was on a search for stuff, status, and success. I wanted to enjoy life. To be happy. And it worked, sort of. It just didn’t last. The happiness didn’t stay. I was getting what I thought I wanted from life, but it continued to leave me feeling discontented. And I had no idea who I wanted to be. 

I’ve realized over the years that God has a plan for everyone’s life, but most people ignore it—like I did. They know the basic things God wants everyone to do, but they choose not to do them. And if you ignore the general plan God has already made clear, why should he bother to give you more specific instructions? But when we choose to walk in his basic plan for our life, we can unlock his greatest plan for our life.

The world, the media, and even our own internal desires tell us that the way to be happy is to pursue things like money, sex, fame, power, and material possessions. We’re richer, we have more cool stuff, and we have the ability to do almost anything we want with almost anyone we want and not even be judged for it. We’ve pursued happiness and found ourselves sadder than any generation that has ever lived. 

As a young adult, you’re at a point where every decision, and every action, can have a huge impact—either good or bad. My hope is that this devotional helps to prepare you for the next season of life and saves you from the mistakes that many make at this crossroads.

To trust the promises of God is to live life as it is meant to be lived. It’s an adventure with purpose. After all, faith is not a by-product of life; it is life.

Do you believe God has a plan for your life? Why or why not?