The 20′s Pandemic

“Now you should carry this project through to completion just as enthusiastically as you began it. Give whatever you can according to what you have.”

-2 Corinthians 8:11 (NLT)

Excited, pumped, thrilled, lets do this! rock on, im in! All very common expression for our generation, the 20 somethings. But what happens when the honeymoon stage of a job, idea, project, vision, or relationship fade? Difficulty appears, tension, challenges, stress.

At this point, many of us give in and call it quits. I have been guilty of this in the past, possibly too many times. I was recently talking with a director of a national mentorship organization, and learned that the highest drop out rate of mentors is the college age students. They sign up to mentor a child, and after a couple of months back out, leaving the boy or girl heart broken in anticipation. All because of what? the sizzle faded, no more carbonation in the sprite, so we throw it away. A child’s life is crucial, so those kind of statistics frustrate me to no end. I was informed that often times they avoid recruiting college students because of their lack of follow through. What can we do to change situations like this? A few thoughts come to mind

• God does not change his mind.

In scripture, I have not found a circumstance when the angle of the heart of God shifted and all of a sudden his mind changes. The only situation where that happens is in the disobedience of the Israelites, and that was posture of mans heart, and God responding to their rebellion.

• Lets not confuse our ADD of priorities with the Holy Spirit.

Circumstances may change, job situations, family life, and trouble may come. But that does not mean that we can just back out of something because of conflict. At the end of the day, we make time for what matters most to us.

• Unless you can see yourself following through, avoid committing.

Ask yourself if you can see yourself doing the task at hand at least until its completion. Set a goal or ask what is expected of you. And if you have doubts on your ability to deliver, do not commit.

I believe that doing things like this can change the cliche that our generation is known as. We could be known as revolutionaries, visionaries, and an uncontrollable force of good.

Press through, my brothers and sisters,

- Yanni