There is a massive amount about life that they don't teach you in college, and while you are in college you think you are ready for it, but then you find you were terribly mistaken. Especially coming from a Bible college; yes you learn about how to interact with the non-believing world in an unoffensive way while still being bold in the faith. Of course you learn how to answer the hard questions like "well if you believe in one God and only one then why do you seemingly worship three separate gods?" Or the simple-hard questions like "Why does evil exist?"
But, we don't learn many things like you will need to get your own insurance at some point (how to get it done and who to be your provider). One day you will live on your own...are you ready to get a job that isn't exactly in line with the degree you spent thousands of dollars to attain just to pay the rent? If you get married straight from graduation (or before) do you understand that you are NOT financially stable and that you will have to make sacrifices that you will not enjoy too much. Oh you think you don't have a social life now? Wait until the homework is gone but you still are so busy with life that you can't interact on a daily basis with your best friends you made in college especially because they are flung throughout the world.
If you leave college single, get ready because almost 98% of your friends will get married and you will go to their weddings and you will love them and the fact that they are marrying the love of their life. Then after the weddings you think "I wonder where my husband/wife is." If you leave college already married get ready because 90% of your friends (who are married as well) will be pregnant with their first little pride and joy. If you are the couple that would like children, you'll start to want to be able to be stable enough to care for another little piece of both of you with their cute smiles, giggles, precious moments, and maybe even some not so precious moments.
Yes, all these statistics are legitimate and I'm not making it up ;)
Yes, I'm a big random hot mess pondering these things that we assume to be a part of the adult life. We don't even need to discuss trying to achieve that career that college is supposed to somewhat be a catalyst for. This has been true in my life, college led me into the organization I want to work with and where I wanted to minister. I was very blessed in that area, and it was a bit of confusion I was fortunate enough to not have to deal with.
Even though college doesn't teach you about all corners of life, life itself is a beautiful journey and many terrific people help you along the way as you help them along the way. Becoming the adult person that you want to be takes time and patience and a little frustration but out of that frustration there is education.
It's a crazy ride, and most everyone is waiting in line, anxious, excited, nervous, and all the feelings. I've just made it out of the start, there's a long way to go.
All to God
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