Q. Last October I turned 22. 2011 you could say that it was the worst year of my life I was dating this guy since 2009 that is 17 years older than me he didn't appeared to be, I get it now I was wrong, he fooled me and I suffered so much. I finally came to terms that this guy was not the right guy for me so we broke up. I am now even ashamed to say that I was dating him. I now want to have fun, I want to go out, hang out with my friends more, party, feel young again because when I was with him I felt like I was in a prison staying home just cooking, which OK I don't mind but all the time doing these chores for him, washing his jeans by hand how humiliating is that!. I am about to graduate college and I want 2012 to be the IT year for me! Although at the same time I feel bad I feel as if I am disappointing my mom even more, my younger sister, my closest family members, thoughts come to my head wanting to kill that guy because of him my life turned out really twisted. Yes I want God! my sister went down a bad path she overcame but I don't know why it has been hard for me, I want to enjoy my youth years too, already some are gone and there is no turning back I need help what should I do?
A.Wanting God and parting at the same time is impossible. You've got to pick one. It's either God or friends, parties and the world. The Bible is very clear: we can't serve two masters at the same time (Mt 6:24). Now, what makes you think that life with God is synonym to slavery, to loose your youth? I don't know why youths think that way. We, at the YPG, still do the things young people normally do, except the bad stuff. Why is it that to be young again means to party? That's exactly what you don't need now. To get drunk and end up in another unwanted relationship. You need to seek an internal change. You've been trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together without looking at the instructions. You can't do it! First you take care of your inner self. The signal of your connection with God must be strong. Then the rest on the outside will happen naturally.
Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and ALL the other things shall be added on to you. Mt 6:33
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