Things like: Get good grades.
Be accomplished at something (for example music, sports, dance, etc . . .).
Get into a good college (Whether you go or not isn't an option. You are going.).
Get a respectable job so you can support yourself. Women must follow this in case their husband passes.
401k
After you find this job, you can get married.
After you have been married awhile (3-5 years), you can have kids.
Send your kids to VBS.
If you are a woman, you should probably still work so that you can live to a higher standard.
You should only have about three kids. More than that is too many to love and support financially.
Make sure your kids also follow the entire list. Only then will you have been a successful parent.
Work hard.
Retire and relax.
And most importantly, follow the list in this order. Do not mix up the list or life will be hard for you.
I have experienced the list, and I have been told this list many times. Heck, I remember one time picking up a pen that showed the steps of this list every time you clicked it. Amazingly, I believed the pen. Everyone in America believes the pen! But is the pen right?
I'll have to say it's wrong. This list I gave you is nothing more than an excuse to ignore the Word of God so that we can live comfortably.
"What they crap?! Are you crazy?! There is absolutely nothing wrong with that list. It's practical and smart. It insures a good life."
Well, to you I say, "YOU are crazy." God did not call me to live a good life, He called me to glorify Him.
I'll admit that I wanted to follow the list. I wanted to go to college, FINISH, get a job, get married, wait a few years then have kids, and make sure my family went to church. That was my list. In no way, did I expect God to call me into marriage at the age of nineteen. In no way, did I expect to be pregnant with my first child before the age of twenty-one. And above all, I certainly did not expect to drop out of college.
Because I have not followed the list, I have been harshly criticized, and I assume people think me irresponsible. But I must disagree. Let me explain myself.
1. Marriage at nineteen.
Cultural thoughts: "You are not ready for marriage. You don't yet have the means to live comfortably, and you haven't finished school. Also, you won't get to do all the things you want to do. Did you know the divorce rate is 50%? The chances of this lasting are small."
My thoughts: I love Michael, and I plan to love him always. Love is a choice. Also, marriage will be hard work whether I do it now OR later. I want Michael; I could care less if I'm a rockstar as long as I have him. God has called me to it. And lastly, who gives a crap about school? I want Michael to be my husband. Which is more important? Michael or school? Let me tell you: Michael, hands down, every time. Did God not ordain marriage? Are you saying He can't bless mine because I'm not twenty-five?
2. Planned pregnancy
Cultural thoughts: "You will have a hard time finishing school. Children are A LOT of work, and they cost more money than you have right now. You don't have much life experience, and you will most definitely not get to enjoy life now! You're just too young. You need to spend more time with your husband."
My thoughts: Once again, I love my children, born yet or not. I'm ready to love them in person. God will provide our needs, and this is a recent thing where people wait a long time to have children. People were getting married and having children in their TEENS a century ago. Also, they lived in far worse conditions than Michael and me. When did people start hating children? Are they not a gift from the Lord? When the crap did they become a HINDRANCE? And another thing, I will always have time with Michael, children or not. It's called being married in front of your children so they have an example. And what things won't I get to do? I've always wanted to be a mommy!
3. Dropping out of college.
I'm not even gonna state the cultural argument cause everyone knows it.
My thoughts: I'm not gonna use my degree in a job. It's gonna hang on my wall cause all I want is to be a godly wife and mother. I can learn outside of college. I won't be an idiot and uneducated just because I dropped out. My husband and child are more important than my education. (GASP!)
And IF Michael goes before me, then I expect to be just fine without a college degree. Not all jobs require them.
Yes I'm frustrated. People are rude to someone who is trying to follow the call of God in their life.
Tell me, why can't God call someone to live outside the list? When has God EVER been confined to OUR lists? When has God NOT provided when He called someone?
That is my rant. I'm tired of our cultures way of doing things. It's holding Christians back. Be brave people! Be bold! Do hard things and stop being afraid that life will be uncomfortable for you!!
And then read this.
Family Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham Jr.
That is all.
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