Millennials who are said to have been pampered and babied through life are often unfairly characterized as being delusional and selfish. Rather than characterize a generation in a negative light, we should seek to personally minister to those emerging adults that God has placed around us. It is not just emerging adults who struggle because they thought life would be easier. All humans struggle with overcoming broken dreams and failing expectations.
Pain isn’t a Respector of age, but it comes on the young and the old alike. Life is hard, but God is good.
The author states that when facing disappointment, we “need to grow new expectations, ones that wait for God to show up in ways we couldn’t imagine, to expect seasons of joy and grace in the midst of difficulties. We need courage to find new dreams when our old ones aren’t happening.”
I found this article applicable to those in their 20’s, and to all who are wrestling with broken expectations.
http://thegospelcoalition.org/article/what-if-your-20s-werent-what-you-expected
