Fear Of The Unknown

Some time last year Lee Layton Matthews preached about "diving in to the unknown" It's one of my favourite preaches that has stuck in my mind for a very long time. See as a person I get scared of new things. Scared of change. I get scared of whats going to happen in the future because it's something different to what I'm used to. I often wonder about what would've happened if I made different choices. Where would I be now etc. What if I took an easier option? I know what would've happened, I wouldn't have become the person I am today. I would never be a Christian, I would never have started volunteering. I would be taking A-Levels and probably stressing out more than I am now. 


See as young people when things change we don't like it. We can't see the end and how things are going to turn out so we panic. We try every possible thing to prevent this "thing" from happening. Say a friendship is falling apart and your fighting to keep it alive, because your scared of how your life is going to be without them there to support you (I'm not saying to not fight for a friendship btw!). Whether a family member your close to is moving away and you don't know how your going to cope with this new distance. 


There are some people who will take new challenges face on, instead of dwelling on the unknown they take on these challenges and grow as people and grow in confidence. They learn from mistakes that they make on the journey and become people who can help others in a similar situation. Someone very close to me has been on a real journey. She's been in situations I could never begin to consider at her age, and I've seen her grow not only in confidence but in wisdom. This would never have happened if she dwelled on what could've been. Instead saying "What If" she found out what happens. 


Again I'm not entirely sure what the point is to this post. I guess I'm aiming this for people picking a-levels or deciding whether to go to Uni. Don't be afraid of what will happen. Learn from the mistakes you make on the way, and grow as a person. The "What If?" isn't important. Whats important is where you'll be at the end.