Decisions, Decisions

Not easy to make, have to have a focused and perfected of priority, and have to be willing to listen to solid advice with open hears and a welcoming heart.

Focus on your objective -- the core of the competitive adult world.
No job is below you, some of the highest have really worked from the bottom up.
Respect all, love your enemies, hold fast to your principles.
Your true character (as designated by God) must be solid and supported by both your public and private image.

Know what lasts and know what comes and goes.
Every major opportunity comes with a little bit of sacrifice.
Every ounce of wisdom is worth thorough consideration.
Those who have helped you along the way deserve to know you appreciate them.

Be thankful.
Be responsible.
Be proactive.
Be hopeful.

Surrender yourself only to God.
You owe the service of your life to your Creator.
You owe your dedication to your Savior.
Worship your heavenly father.

Recognize, assess, respond.
Be in control but hold on gently.
Be fully committed to the present.
But be prepared for adjustment.

A man determines his course, but God designates his footsteps.
God is a light unto our feet, not always the sun unto our world.
There's a reason we have to step out on blind faith.
There's a reason we know as much or as little as we do.

Defend and be strong.
Be compassionate and preserve.
Be established in your faith and in your character.
Plant deep spiritual roots.

Serve God and not man.
Please God and not man.
Conform to God and not man.

I feel compelled to admit that I am wholeheartedly prepared to take this next step in faith.
I feel God might very well wish, the Holy Spirit might very well lead, and Jesus, were he me, might very well have progressed on the course to graduate early.
I will proceed through this summer -- applications, teaching in China, taking a summer college course.

College prep, cultural experience and familial support, and educational progress.
All prepared to be blown up.
May God preserve, might he empower, and might he be proactive and eager with his rod and his staff.
Might I always be prepared to listen.
Might I always be prepared to let go for Him.

Please help pray these things upon me.
I want to graduate early.