Outside Looking In

Some days it's like I have everything figured out. I know what I want out of life and where I think I'm headed. Then other days everything comes crashing down and I realize I have no clue what I want or where I'm going. No one does really. Well God knows. Seems that more and more of my friends are telling me that they have no clue where their lives are going or what they are doing with their lives. Which makes me feel a little relieved in some ways and scared in others. It's nice to know that I'm not alone in this lost confused place that I find myself in but scary to think that the majority of the people my age are wandering around as aimlessly as me, what does this mean for our futures? I try to trust in God and let Him guide my life and I know that He knows where my future is going but it's hard to stay close to God and concentrate on everything else in life too. I know the devil knows this and uses it to his advantage. He wants us all to get distracted so our shield of faith isn't strong enough to withstand his attacks and we fall. It's also hard when everyone around you seems to be doing whatever they want and not walking with God. You want to hang out with them and be apart of the I'll do whatever I want group but on the other hand you feel guilty for not living the way that you think you ought to. Then there are the people that you think have it all together. The people that from the outside look like they have no sin in their lives at all. The people that you would classify as the perfect Christians. Well newsflash there is no such thing. It's really hard when you see these people that you think are perfect and you find out that they are just as screwed up as you are. It makes you think is there no hope for the human race? Is it not possible for us to be good? And then the realization arises that of course we can't be good, not all the time at least. If we could then why would we need a savior? Why would we have needed Jesus to die for us if we could do it on our own? We can't. To be a Christian does mean to be Christ-like. Although we should strive to be like Him there's no way we can be Him. If we could be exactly like Him then we would already be blameless and wouldn't need the ultimate sacrifice to restore our relationship with the Father. All we can really do is to concentrate on our personal walks and pray for those around us. Live and let live.