*Note to ALL the graduates🎓!
Live YOUR life! Don’t allow the fear of others to dictate who YOU are or should be. Knowing what I know now, If I could change one thing about my life, it would be that I wouldn’t have spent the majority of it trying to make others proud. There is freedom and TRUE happiness when YOU understand and know who YOU are and walk in YOUR purpose... God made us all different because we all have a different obligation to HIM. YOUR job is to find it. Not to wait on others to tell YOU what it is.
This is what I wish someone would of told me:
You WILL fail sometimes and that’s okay, because that is how you learn, become better and gain strength.
Remember, you always can remain or go backwards, but you don’t always get the opportunity to go forward. If you want to do something, DO IT! Pray about it first and take the risk. Success and greater opportunity doesn’t come by remaining safe.
It’s okay to quit something that you don’t like or say “No.” Don’t be so committed to things and people that you loose yourself in obligation.
There will be discomfort in growth. Your journey will be exciting at first and then discomfort will follow as you are challenged on your journey. When you reach the point to where you want to give up, remember that at that point, you are the closest ever to the achievement. Don’t go back to safe ground, push through.
Don’t share your dreams, plans and purpose with everyone. If you pray, God will connect you with the right people at the right time. Other people’s fears can hinder YOUR journey.
Learn how to be alone. Some things YOU will be required by GOD to do alone.
Always walk in and operate out of FAITH! That is what makes dreams realities. The more you use it, the stronger it becomes. The stronger it becomes, the greater the doors will be that will open for you.
“FAVOR ain’t fair.” If God blesses you, be proud. It’s an honor. Be sure to remain humble because everything can change in a matter of seconds.
Don’t take the things of life so serious. A few days, weeks, years later, most things won’t even matter anymore. Admit your fault, ask for forgiveness and move on. That’s why JESUS came.
God validated YOU when HE created YOU. Only seek approval from HIM, not others. People will turn on you in the blink of an eye and it will leave you permanently damage when they do.
Your 20’s will be spent figuring out who you are. Your early 30’s will be spent correcting all your mistakes from the 20’s. In your late 30’s you will start to discover who you truly are and life starts to fill SO GOOD because you become mentally freed from the opinions of others and your discernment becomes so much greater.
You don’t have to get a degree to be successful. There are a ton of other ways. But, always educate yourself in someway, so that greater is achievable.
YOU determine what “success” looks like for YOUR life.
Don’t compare YOUR life to others. We only get there in God’s “individual” timing for us and in different ways at different times.
Don’t forget where you came from. Even if you hate it, God used it for YOUR good. And...you never know, He may make you return to the same place one day.
Give back. That is what we were purposed for.
Every dollar isn’t meant/doesn’t need to be made. Happiness and freedom have greater value.
Don’t let what you do stop you from spending time with the people you love. You will never get that time back. Find a balance between the two.
Everyone is not meant to go on your journey...YOU will lose some along the way but...YOU still have to finish YOUR race.
It’s okay to not have an answer about what you are “going to do next,” because YOU will always be God’s work in progress.
It’s OKAY to change your dream! People will always question you when you do and then you will begin to question yourself. As you evolve and grow, so will your life and the things that you do.
Be prepared for God to redirect your path at any given moment. Even when you don’t understand, trust HIM and the process. You will be amazed at what He has for YOU when you do!
ALWAYS be a student. You should never stop learning and you should be willing to learn.
Age is not an indicator for maturity. Always be respectful, but keep that in mind.
In ALL that you do, act with integrity.
You don’t need a spouse/baby to be happy. TRUE Happiness comes from within. A baby or spouse too soon can add unwanted weight to your life. If you have a desire for these things, ask for God to send them so that it can happen in the best timing for your life.
As you grow and achieve more, some of the people closest to you will become uncomfortable. It’s okay. Don’t take it personal. It has nothing to do with you. Kiss them goodbye and keep moving forward and higher. YOU and only YOU have to answer to God about the fulfillment of YOUR PURPOSE!
Remember those that clap for you when you are winning. Take note of those that don’t.
“You will be too much for some people. Those aren’t your people.”
I said all that to say: “PRAY FIRST, THEN DO YOU!” NOBODY knows who YOU are but YOU and the CREATOR of all. Although this journey is about YOU, never forget that it still isn’t about YOU! 😘
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