You're Not Ready

It could be because I've had some pretty huge life changes recently, but I've been thinking a lot about whether or not I'm ready for these new roles and adventures and responsibilities.

It can be nerve wracking to stand at the edge of something and feel unprepared.

But as I've thought about this, I've come to realize something.

You're not ready.

You never are.

Did you feel ready when you started high school?

Or got your first job?

What about when you babysat for the first time?

For those of you to whom this applies, were you ready to get married? To have kids?

I bet you anything that your answer was no.

But it's OK.

Because you don't have to be ready.

You're never going to be ready. For anything in your life.

You never know what twists and turns are ahead or where God will have better plans than you (hint: it's always).

You're never going to be ready to move across the country, or get married, or become a parent, or any of those other huge things that will rock your world.

But take courage,

because you don't have to be ready.

You just need faith.

You don't have to major in business to start up your own.

You don't have to read every parenting book in the world before starting your family.

You don't have to know everything there is to know about relationships to get married.

You don't have to be ready.

Hold to what you know, trust in what you can do, and have faith that He will make up the difference.