As a young woman, it is imperative to unleash yourself from your parents in a way that is honorable and respectful. Although your parents will always be just that, your parents, there comes a time to leave the nest and fly on your own.
The best manner in which to do this is going away to college. I know that college is not cheap, but I fully believe that what is gained is far surpassed the financial cost. In Proverbs 22:6, "Train up a child in the way he should go. And when he is old he will not depart from it." This means that parents are to teach their children by directing their path. Once it is ingrained in you, then you will continue to follow what you have been taught.
Exodus 20:12, "Honor your father and mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you." Is a commandment that we are given and that must be maintained.
Go out and discover who you are according to God. It is imperative that you fall and get back up on your own. God can not show you that He is God, until you fall flat on your face. If you continue to allow your parents to bail you out every time, you will never learn this lesson. As a consequence, you will not develop your own relationship with Jesus.
Learn how to make your own decisions. This does not mean that you shut your parents out of your life. It does mean that after you seek counsel from God, you make the decision and allow for imput from your parents. Most parents want the best for their children and will give their advice, but the final decision has to be yours and yours alone.
God has a plan and purpose for each of us to live. Do not try to live the plan of someone else's life. God gave different dreams to everyone and it is up to you to make your dream come true.
About Me
- Adrian Maddox
- Adrian is a young woman that has always believed in the value of taking care of yourself.She has been athletic since age 4. Adrian was born in Buffalo. She moved out to Washington State until the age of 16. She then moved to Oregon where she obtained her degree in Business Administration. Her father is the proud President/Owner of a new car dealership which he has owned since 1991. She uses him as her inspiration to succeed in business. He has been named in a very dominating nationwide publication. Her mother has instilled some major core values in her such as love, trust, respect, loyalty, morality, responsibility, empathy, service, and giving. She is firmly rooted in these values and if someone can be half the woman that she is, then they have come a long way. Although, her mother has never professed to be a Christian woman, she has Christian values. Adrian is deeply humbled and honored to have been blessed by GOD to have been given the mother that GOD gave her.
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