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The Challenges of Young Adults - 11/17/2008 9:39:29 PM
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Ninjaearth
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Honestly...I thought we could use another topic to help keep things moving along on the thread.
But, it's one that I've been thinking about lately. As young adults, single or married, we face many challenges out there that concern our future. It may a career, buying the first or second house, car, or for some of us, trying to find a spouse. In our culture we have many ideologies on how to do this and that to help in all of these areas. The only problem though is that many the how-tos and advice are not rooted in Scripture. Of course, it becomes more a problem because the Scriptures themselves make no mention of dating and even detailed instructions on how to pick the right spouse. The supposed "grey" areas of life are not discussed but are categorized into something that has be definite (i.e. kissing romantically as lust, for example, holding hands, moving, etc). While many who are older have tons of advice of how we should make our decisions so that we can have a pleasant and better future, so of those of latter ages may gather information solely from their experience and not necessary Scripture itself. So, in light of the world we live in, we as young adults face incredible challenges as we live our lives for God.
So, with that said, we are some challenges that you are facing as a young adult? How are you overcoming those challenges? Is there anything that you heard that may sound wise but in fact may not have biblical foundations to them? To help with that last question think of it like this: is the advice or guidelines consist with the teachings of Scripture, when it concerns the proper roles for both men and women, as believers in general? I read some stuff today when it concerned godly women and the passages dealing with their characteristics (Pro 31; Titus 2); the one article I"m reading through is quite interesting, but I hope to make another thread discussing those specific details. That leads me to a final question: what are your thoughts concerning what our culture teaches us as young adults and are these things based on Scripture? What does Scripture say in contrast to these things? I look forward to hearing the varies responses; I will respond after some time, as to give some time and thought to those who may want to comment.
Thanks!
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RE: The Challenges of Young Adults - 11/18/2008 11:27:42 AM
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Konstantinos
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what are your thoughts concerning what our culture teaches us as young adults and are these things based on Scripture?
barely, in society the right thing is the conservative thing your mom would want you to do, and the cool thing is the liberal thing most people wanna do. though im not really sure what you mean when you say teaches us as young adults? its not like society is a school and has different lessons when you are 20 years old instead of 10.
anyway my challenges are similar to yours. while i do know what i want in a wife, problem is finding her, but im not really gonna do anything(for example ive seen dozens of times on the forums the idea of joining some singles group or something like that... i doubt we even have that kind of thing here). ill just be myself, do what i can do with my other issues right now and if a girl comes along, great, if not.. too bad.
i also dont know any christians in real life. i grew up in a city with a lot of atheists(and pretty angry about it too), most of my friends were(and greece is supposed to be 97% orthodox christian). only a couple or three of them at least proclaimed to be christians. so yep, im lonely. now im in another city for college, which is more.. calm, but still i dont know anyone that really cares much about God. most "Christians" here are about following traditions more than anything.
the biggest issue is college. used to love the subject, now i find it boring and i cant sit down and study. i know it may sound as an excuse but ive become too free and too confident of a person to study for 5 years and then have a job for what? 40 years? about something i dont find interesting anymore.
well at least i found out that i love weightlifting, and while im still new to it, it can be used as a way to make money. problem is that that wont happen for many more years and until then you never know whether you'll get injured or not, whether your genes are good enough or not, whether you are talented enough or not.
but i'd rather try and fail eventually miserably at something i love rather than be someone bored, without passion and miserable and play it safe.
even better, i'd rather try and succeed at it 
edit: i forgot to mention the reason i am worried about college is that i want a big family someday, AKA lots of kids. it'd be even better if my wife didnt need to work. if i didnt want a big family then i wouldnt care since im sure i'd be fine with a job that pays less. if i actually finish college i could easily get a job right away with 3k dollars per month at least. and that increases quick the first few years.
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RE: The Challenges of Young Adults - 11/18/2008 11:40:13 AM
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jesuschick247
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I'd rather try and fail eventually miserably at something i love rather than be someone bored, without passion and miserable and play it safe.
I have to agree with you on this one! I was originally going to college to be a teacher, something everyone told me I would be good at, while I really knew all along I really want to be a counselor/youth minister/drama director. I was just scared I COULDN'T do it, but at least if I try, well, I'll know I tried!! I am now a Psychology major, scary isn't it! LOL!
I have a lot of the same struggles as you guys, only mine would be with finding a guy. Oh, I attract guys, but normally not the kind of guy that I want to hold onto or even think about being more than casual friends with. The one guy who I really click with, I don't know where that will go, but he is my good friend at the moment. I desire so much to be a mother and wife, but God keeps reminding me there is a time and place for everything and right now is the time to seek His face and become the woman that the man I will someday marry is praying for. I sometimes try to blow it off and act like it doesn't bug me to be single, but in reality, it is a constant struggle sometimes to remember that God is enough for me, that He is all I need! My heart sometimes still aches for the children that I so desire though, so I have learned to help with the people at my church's children and the blessings have been so rewarding!
My main challenge right now is trying to balance college, work, church, choir, spending quality time with God, spending time with my family and friends and somewhere squeezing in a tiny bit of me time! It can be hard sometimes!
But, I always remember, no matter what, God is always there to be my strength!
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RE: The Challenges of Young Adults - 12/5/2008 1:44:25 AM
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Dumbledore
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I'm new to all of this do you guys just talk about all the main topics that young adults deal with?
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RE: The Challenges of Young Adults - 12/5/2008 9:06:13 PM
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Ninjaearth
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Greetings; welcome to the forum!
Well, I wanted to know a few things really. That is one, but more specifically, out of curiosity and to help set up some comments I will make later I just wanted to know your input on the following:
1. What challenges do young adults deal with in society today; what I am looking for in this i simply restated: What does society teach young adults; what do they teach (in your opinion) in terms of what their focus should be?
2. What does the Bible say about young adults and how do we make those applicable to lively biblically in today's society, since that in itself will be a challenge?
I hope that helps draw out some more conversation. I'll be back later, perhaps after a few more comments, to make my observations.
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RE: The Challenges of Young Adults - 12/8/2008 5:35:06 PM
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NESS55
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ORIGINAL: Dumbledore
I'm new to all of this do you guys just talk about all the main topics that young adults deal with?
yeah basically that's what forums are 4 we talk about stuff and by the way welcome to the forum i hope you will learn a lot and grow in your walk with the lord
so i think that in America the tendency is to grow up vary fast (like age 2 to 13) and then stay there (ages 16 to 24)
in other words i think in America we want our kids to read and write early and be "above average" and you know all that but then like when they become young adults (notice the word young in the Jewish tradition there was only child and adult no "young" there is no in between) we want them to stay that way
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RE: The Challenges of Young Adults - 12/10/2008 10:26:42 PM
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jcoke
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1. What challenges do young adults deal with in society today; what I am looking for in this i simply restated: What does society teach young adults; what do they teach (in your opinion) in terms of what their focus should be?
I find sexuality to be a hard thing thrown at us, most if not all of my morals on sex come from the bible, it's hard to say "I think being gay is wrong." as say compared to saying "I think killing someone is wrong." (wich almost all would agree on) to me it makes perfect sence, but to others it's just not clicking the way it does in my brain. (and let me make it perfectly clear that this does'nt end with homosexuality, but immoral sex in general.)
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2. What does the Bible say about young adults and how do we make those applicable to lively biblically in today's society, since that in itself will be a challenge?
I like the book of Ecclesiastes:
"Be happy, young man, while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment."
I don't know what else to say but that was the first thing that came to mind.
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