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Jeremiah 1:6-8

Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.”

Living As a Young Adult Christian

Young adults are seen as more and more incapable with each passing generation. But Christians are told to live differently than the world (Romans 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect). Low expectations are put on us and we accept them as normal. We even put these low expectations on ourselves.

Parenting books aren’t my favourite.  Great way to start a blog post, right? But I’ve got this personality that wants to do everything right, the first time, and parenting books make me feel like I’m failing, and have failed and will continue to fail, because parenting is hard. There are a million small and large decisions to make, five hundred thousand curve balls to be caught with your hand or your face or missed entirely.  There is no road map (much to my dismay). So, as much as I don’t enjoy parenting books to the nth degree, they can be very helpful and thought-provoking. Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp was a helpful kind of parenting book.