I’ve been through three graduations myself with my high school graduation being the most eventful. We were outside and they got about halfway through the 200 students and a storm cloud came rolling through and they stopped it at about the letter “G”. They had us all stand up at once and they announced us as graduates. Two seconds later everyone was sprinting for the gymnasium because the bottom fell out. College and graduate school were much more uneventful.
Graduation is a big life changing moment. We go from the routine of going to class, eating in the cafeteria, hanging out with friends and staying up all night studying for exams to all of a sudden we are kicked into the real world where nothing seems to be in any type of order. The same thing happens when we become Christians.
When we give our life to Christ, the routine of what we used to do all of a sudden is replaced with this whole new life. The things we once did now seem foreign to us. This new thing we call the Christian life seems just as foreign. We become “new creatures” like the Bible says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” - 2 Corinthians 5:17.
Once the initial shock wears off and we start a new routine of a job or career, we start finding that what we learned from school was just the tip of the iceberg. What we expected doesn’t always meet reality. The same thing happen with the Christian life. We have this expectation that life is going to be all rainbows and butterflies but it’s not. The Christian life is hard, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” - James 1:2-4.
Congratulations to all the new graduates and congratulations to those that may be new in Christ. Your best life lies ahead.
Have a great day and God bless.
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