Journey Through The 20s

So I was reading this (sort of depressing but sort of true) article yesterday about "Things I Wish People Had Told Me When I Entered My Twenties."  (You can read it here and take what you can from it and leave the rest.)  And it got me thinking.  What do i wish i had known when i entered my twenties?  This seems like a logical time to reflect on these things, since i'm in my late twenties now.  I could relate to some of the feelings this writer talks about.  Mostly i could relate to how he talks about balance as the most elusive thing in your 20s.  I would have to agree. 

Balance.  It's what i long for.  It's what i strive towards.  It's what i want more of.  But i don't really know if it's something you ever arrive at.  I don't know if one day i'll look around at my life and say "Here it is--this is balance. I have arrived."  (Kind of like that cheesey saying: Life is about the journey...not the destination).  Pretty sure i have that on a plaque in my house.  :) Isn't it about what happens along the way? Well, that is in fact, the conclusion i'm coming to.  So, when reflecting on this decade, i'm thinking that there isn't really anything anyone could have told me that would have made me live differently over the last several years.  Life is kind of about the bumps in the road and how you react to them.  I've hit a few bumps over the years.  Probably more than a few.  But you know what? I'm grateful.  Had i not had obstacles over the years, i think i would be floating through life a bit--asleep.  I do feel grateful that i'm 28 and my eyes are wide open. 

There are, however, a few things that--if my 28 year old self could tell my 20 year old self--well, it might have been helpful. 

Well.  I just typed out a whole list of things. Do's and Don'ts.  But then i erased them.  Because here's the thing:  it comes down to this one piece of advice--Trust God.  More than you think you can.  He's actually in control.  His timing is perfect.  Nothing is too big for Him.  Believe it with everything in you.  Every bump in the road, every hole in your inner tube---every broken relationship, every disappointment, every bad decision, whatever--it all gets you to the next right place.  He is going to use all of it for your good.  I would probably also add: Try your best to live in the present. Really be where you are and stop wishing your life away.