Resolve
to
never give up. There were challenges in reaching this
day and there will be challenges tomorrow.
Researchers say that there will be over 20% of high school students and
over 40% of college and university students who will never reach
graduation. You did. You overcame.
Recall the people that helped you make it. No man is an island to himself. Thank the people who helped you along the way. Henry Ward Beecher once said, "Gratitude is the fairest blossom, which springs from the soul.”
Release the heartache connected with the journey. Your celebration may be bittersweet. Maybe a loved one or close friend has passed away and their absence is heart-wrenching. Maybe there is some relationship conflict sucking the joy out of the air. When you receive that diploma or degree, vow to release the pain and step into the future.
Remember Almighty God. A wise King once said, “Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth” (Ecclesiastes 12:1). It is very easy to forget God when we are young. A sense of adventure, a desire to question and the journey towards independence can all lead there. Yet, He has a way of keeping us in-check. It is often found in those times of adversity when our determination and ability cannot fix the situation. We realize we are at the mercy of time, chance or others. God uses these moments to teach us that we need the intervention of someone outside of ourselves – Him.
As you reach this milestone, be resolved to depend upon
God with all your heart. He is real and
trustworthy. May you become a follower
of Jesus, God’s only Son, and may He bring you hope for today and your
future.
