Bravery in Waiting
As a single, twenty-something recent college graduate, I do a lot of thinking about the future. (Thinking...freaking out...whatever you want to call it.) Where will I go? What will I do? What job do I want to pursue? Where will I live? How long should I stay? What do I enjoy? Who will I marry? Will I be a success? Who will be with me on this journey? Graduate school or career? Step out or play it safe? Start fresh or build upon the foundation already in place? What am I passionate about? How can I make a difference? Listen to logic/reason or listen to my heart? How will God use me? Am I making the right choices? These are just some of the questions that I seem to continually ask myself. And the thing is, I really don't have answers for any of them, at least right now. That's the frightening thing. I have many viable options, but it seems so easy to become paralyzed by fear -- fear of making the "wrong" choice, fear of failure, fe