It’s Really Time for you to Get Married, Etcetera
Young adulthood, in my opinion, is the best time of anyone’s life. That great feeling of independence, a new life of your own and all of the energy and prime of youth at your disposal makes it exciting! This period, however, is often darkened by persistent pressure from parents, relatives and others to get married, advance in school or establish a profession. The pressure, usually in the form of the statements: “You really need to settle down,” or “Now that you’re almost done with college, what are you going to do next?” tend to heavily weigh down on recipients emotionally.
It is overwhelming when expectations of others are placed upon your shoulders. Many of us seek to please our parents, often to repay them for their sacrifice, and in other cases, out of fear. The desire to please one’s parents is not wrong in itself. In fact it is biblical as Exodus 20:12 states: “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you” (NIV). But seeking to please your parents should not be at the expense of fulfilling your purpose.
The bottom line is that each person has a calling to fulfill. We will never have true happiness until we carry out that calling, regardless of our income. God has a timeline for each person, and no two people have the same destiny for their lives. When we live our lives to fulfill our purpose, and not our parents’, we reach a place of peace and find great happiness in our lives.