I Knew And Ordained You

May 8

Young people often have difficulty sorting out exactly what they want to do with their lives. They want to select the right career that will afford them not only professional recognition and financial stability but also enjoyment as they spend forty years plying the employment they select.

It is their fervent hope that the individual who captures their heart will be one who will not only bring delight to their lives and with whom they will be compatible for a lifetime of commitment to one another but one who will be steadfastly in their corner even when the winds and waves of trouble break over their lives.

Our youth hear the words of counsel offered by their parents and others who care about them, but sometimes these well-intentioned people have points of view regarding important matters that differ greatly with those of the younger generation they are attempting to guide. Although the young don’t doubt the sincerity of the counsel they are being offered, they do not concur with its viability and therefore elect to dismiss rather than follow it.

Though parents may be wrong, there is One to whom young people may turn for guidance in every matter that touches their present choices and their future blessing. Jeremiah 1:5 states it clearly, “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you and ordained you and set you apart.” God has a perfect plan for each life. If young people will seek His counsel and follow Him, He will set their lives on the course He can bless and prosper.