In my search for meaning and truth in life

I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. (Psalm 32:8 NLT)

 In my search for meaning and truth in life, like most young people, I was also faced with the challenge of finding a purposeful direction for my life. Which way would I go, what would I do, what would my beliefs be?
 It’s like being in front of one of those signposts you find while hiking. There are several signs that point in different directions and tell you each trail’s degree of difficulty. Some routes are only for experienced mountaineers, some are medium difficulty, and others are pretty easy for anyone to attempt.
 I love to hike, and I’ve learned that even though these signs are often helpful, there are times when, after you’ve taken the paths they indicate, they leave you puzzled and almost disappointed with the rating.
 I’m pretty sure some of the life paths I decided to take turned out to be a lot more difficult than I thought, and looking back, I wonder if I would still choose them with the benefit of hindsight. I even sometimes question if I was tricked into some of them. I’m sure I wasn’t really aware of all that they would entail. But life’s surprises are something no one will ever be able to fully prepare you for, and today, I’m so glad I had the courage (or craziness) to embrace some of them. They’re what made me who I am today. —Anna Perlini [1]

 God has purpose for your pain, a reason for your struggle and a gift for your faithfulness. Don’t give up. —Anonymous

[1] Activated The Paths We Take