We can do all things

It’s getting to that point in the lives of my friends and myself when we’re starting to think about what we want to be when we grow up. It’s not really a matter of when we grow up as much as…well, kind of facing it straight on. Lately I’ve been hearing people talk about their plans for the future and realizing how much we take for granted that we can do virtually anything with our lives. Of course, I’m including myself in that. We talk about studying abroad and going on mission trips and moving across the country and having our dream jobs and pursuing our passions and changing the world as if there were no obstacle that could possibly stand in the way of those things. Really, our world is an open book, full of possibility and promise for a better future, the best future. You can call it naïveté or whatever you will, but our generation really believes in our hearts that we can do anything and everything. And maybe we can. May we not become jaded. May we keep that fire and that conviction that we can truly do all things, but not forget that we are nothing and can do nothing without Christ and His Spirit that lives and works inside of us. If the glory is not going to Him, all of our big accomplishments are worthless.