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"Pick me! Oo o pick me!" We recall our five-year-old war cries on the playground as we all scrabbled to get into the best teams. Now consider the plethora of seventeen/eighteen year olds (not any wiser!), scrabbling equally frantically for university places next September…and I know where I'd rather be! With personal statements to be written, admissions tests and interviews, we really are beginning to feel the pressure of being 'grown up'. But who will have us? And realistically, how much help can we expect from 'the Big Man upstairs?!' Upon returning to school this September we were immediately thrown into university preparations, choosing our courses, revising our subject choices and considering entry requirements. Yet the initial flurry of excitement at the prospect of 'moving out' was quickly dampened by the starting realisation that this was it- it was decision time. And only one person could be depended upon to make the best choices, and that was ourselves. Be it university, a gap-year of technical college, it was time to waken up to realise who we wanted to become; what decision would be truly right for us? A daunting prospect indeed for a young adult, overwhelmed by the barrage of on-line support networks, teaching aid and ample parental 'advice.' As for myself? I have a curious interest in law, and played around with several course options, including law and French but also English literature and Spanish, History and Politics. Manchester, Belfast, Durham, and Edinburgh; destinations whirled through my mind. Certainly, there are plenty of books out there to assist with interview technique, and abundant university guides and prospectuses, yet where do we find the book telling us how to make up our minds? Better still, wouldn't it be so simple to hop into our lives ten years down the line and peek at what career path we end up in? Aha, no such luck. Indeed, God supposedly works in wonderful and mysterious ways. Well it certainly is a bit of a mystery for me at the moment that's for sure! However, I found that when it seemed to get a little on top of me, or now that offers are beginning to trickle in, a little chat with God can make all the difference, just to put things back into perspective. Our teachers and parents can do only so much for us, and sometimes all we need is a quiet opportunity to tell God our little niggling doubts, for if anyone is concerned, it is he. Stressing about uni applications? A little private prayer can make the world of difference. How easy it is to neglect God when we think we are in total control of our lives; that only we can make the right decisions for us. However, we become easily distracted and often anxious about making such weighty decisions. Isn't it great to know that God has it all mapped out for us, and that even if we do take a wrong turn here and there, with his navigation we'll find our way by our own path. Amy November 2006 |
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