As of today, I’m living the typical twenty something life. I just graduated from school this past May and have been on the job hunt. The experience has been… okay. I’ve had interviews but I’m still jobless. I’ve applied and applied and applied. So far, nothing has seemed promising. The jobless life is stressful. Surely. I bet many can relate. But it is also a maturation period.  During these past summer months (and now fall ones!) I have learned so much about myself: mainly that I need to give myself more credit. I was down on myself in the beginning. I thought that maybe I wasn’t good enough, maybe I didn’t do enough while I was at school, that perhaps this career I chose isn’t really for me. While I still have moments where I’m in a funk, the majority of those days are behind me. I think what really helped was Jesus. Seriously. I don’t know who all will be reading this but I am a Christian. Without getting hyper religious, having and building a faith based relationship with God has been a major key (shout out to DJ Khaled). If nothing else, I learned that “all things work for good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose.”* This told me that in life, things are annoying. Things you hope for seem to never come through. There are people all around  prospering while you’re perched on the struggle bus. You start to doubt yourself at intensities you couldn’t fathom before this adulting happened. BUT, there’s a higher purpose and plan operating in your life. Stop living solely in the feelings and circumstances of the now and realize that sooner or later everything will make sense. All the dots eventually connect. And guess what else? It’ll be good. God will prosper you in ways you could never dream. Your plans were trash compared to what God had in mind. All you have to do is keep working hard and keep that faith alive and cultivated. Remember, this is still a process I am working on but so far, I’m at peace. That’s a good feeling. I encourage you to try it for yourself.

I hope that didn’t sound too preachy but I wanted to be transparent with you. I wanted to share a segment of the real life of many adults (to be) out here. If anything resonated with you, let me know. Let’s start a conversation about the highs and lows of adulting. Until next time, stay strong twenty somethings.

* Romans 8:28