Not Yetనమూనా

When you were a kid (or maybe even this morning), do you remember being told, "not yet"? "Can I have a snack?" Not yet. "Can I open this present?" Not yet. "Can I stay out past midnight?" Not yet. Sometimes growing up feels like an endless back-and-forth of "not yet"s, doesn't it? Maybe now you've grown to the point where you're beginning to ask big questions like, "Who am I? What does my future hold? What's my purpose?" If that's you, you'd probably find the book of Ecclesiastes kind of interesting. It's a book of poetry in the Bible that wrestles with what might be the biggest question ever: "What is the meaning of life?" One line I love (especially when we're wondering about our futures) is this: "God makes everything beautiful in its time." I can't tell you exactly what God has in store for you or your future, but here's what I do know: with God, it's going to be beautiful. Remember, you're a work in progress. And that's more than okay.