I wasted my early 20s

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[JerseyJeff]

If you wasted your life, then mine has been an absolute sadness to God. I am 38 and have regrets that consume me at night, almost daily. I have tasted some blessings(a house, Wife, two children), but due to much failure, procrastination, etc I seem to never be able to let those regrets go. Like you said, I need to give it over to the Lord and actually mean it.

[cutegirl]

1.) Happy Birthday!

2.) What you said about having anxiety and realizing that the reason why you were having it was because you were putting you trust in yourself and not in god… Hit me like a ton of bricks. Whoa that was profound. Thank you for that

[brandonrobinson]

I'm 24. What you said hit me so hard in my heart. I've battled with sickness and felt held back. I don't have the relationship, the Job, the Car, The Apartment, I don't travel the world and that made me view myself as being behind in life seeing all the people I knew with those things. But Now I realise that's a worldly viewpoint of myself in this current time, and you're right, it is prideful. I still battle with that mindset and I just have to give to God.

[mandodelorian]

My first reaction was "you're only 24?" lol
Not because you look older than that, but simply based on watching your content I'd have put you at 34.
Even if you did "waste" your early 20's I'd say you didn't because you must have condensed 10 years of extra maturity into that time! ;-)
It wasn't that long ago I found your channel, but since then it never gets passed over, keep up the good work.
God Bless!!

[petesbricks]

I really needed this video today. I turn 24 this year. I am in my last semester of college as a Literature major, and don't know what I'm going to do after. I run my Youtube channel, but I still have a very long way to go before making money from this is even possible. I relate to so much of what you said- the desire for a relationship, worry, and trying to make everything go "perfect". I know God has a plan, I know I need to give it all to Him, and I know miracles happen every day that I don't realize. God bless you man.

[eek]

“We need to be finding our joy and pleasure in Him, not in these dreams that we have that we think will fulfill us.” Amen! I’ve mistakenly let my heart be led by my goals and dreams but I should actually be led by God.

[LGSW-mhvz]

I’m married with 2 sons before my impending 22nd birthday and I still feel like I’m wasting time. Point your eyes to God and live by His will and no moment will be wasted.

[meganyates]

Proverbs 16:3 is my verse of the year too! I feel like so much has happened to lay a foundation for the rest of my life with God

[salme]

It is m'y birthday today (16!!) And i am so gratful to had met Christ during 2022 even though I am living in an atheist family. It is really hard those time bc I can't really talk about my faith and go to church, but I trust God because He did amazing things since I gave Him my heart. TRUST IN HIS PLANS Y'ALL
God bless 💗💗🙏🏻🙏🏻

[bleonazogaj]

Happy Birthday in advance! And thank you for sharing this! I will be 23 within a few months, and I am learning to trust God and follow his calling and let him lead the way I am supposed to go. Letting go of the need of control is a process, honestly.

[MrYellowtailmonkey]

I’m going through this right now. I turn 24 next month and I feel like if I don’t make a certain amount of money or constantly work on something productive that I’m a failure. Things I know that God doesn’t care about. It call comes out of insecurity and pride. It’s hard to overcome those thoughts sometimes. I thought if I moved out of my parents house I would feel better but now I hate it because I can’t save as much money. I treat it like a double edge sword instead of being grateful for what I have in this moment.
Thank you for this message. You really helped me feel less alone and refocus on what truly matters.

[shea]

Happy Birthday! 🎂 I'll be 22 on Saturday and that last 4 years I've had trouble with control and worry. I just felt like nothing I did was enough. I go to a Christian University and it always seems like everyone has everything together and everyone is engaged and I would put myself down about it. This year my goal is to work on letting go and giving everything to God. Thank you for this video it was very encouraging and it feels good to see that others my age go through the same things. God bless you!

[pauljakeman]

Man you’ve done more in your first 4 years of your 20s then I did in my entire 20s. Your doing great already man.
Awesome video and deffo will take inspiration from this.

[EmilyBahula]

Isaac, I resonate with everything you said in this video!! I'm going through a lot of the same stuff you went through or are going through. I'm 25 years old, turning 26 in April, and I feel like, in some ways, I've wasted my life. I suffered from childhood trauma that has had ramifications on my life even to this day. I've been trying to make Youtube, singing and music work over the past 5 years, and it's been hard to not be anxious, in control, or question what God is doing. I'm continually being reminded that God is in control and I'm not, and that is perfectly fine. I still question if singing and music are what God wants me to do vocationally with my life, but I need to trust God, let go of what I want and believe that His plan and timing are perfect.

[gmurph]

Wow! I needed this so much!!! I’m 23 and I’m thankful to be seeing this before it’s too far down the road. You’re such an encouragement, dude. I often get caught up in looking too far ahead and forget that Jesus say’s, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about it’s own things.” Matt. 6:34 NKJV
I’m glad to see another brother in Christ spreading the good news. Keep it up. Stay in the race. 🙏💪🏼

[chiphawver]

Thank you so much for everything you do, brother. I’m also turning 24 this year and have struggled with so many of these same thoughts. I definitely needed to hear this. Praying that God continues to use your channel to further the gospel, and reach more of our lost generation.

[asliceofpai]

Happy birthday 🎈

And you’re not alone in that feeling. I turned 23 in November and I’ve been living with my parents and working from home, so it feels like I’m throwing away my life a lot of the time. But I just thank God I have this time to dive into His Word and grow in my faith. When I do live on my own or find a husband one day, I’ll have a more solid foundation than when I was 19 and in college.

[mia-genesis]

Don’t feel like anything was wasted no matter what age you are. Because you learned, you learned something.

[navyguy]

Completely feel this, I’ll be 25 in a month and I feel like I’m just now stepping into the calling God has for me while coming out to a really good bible college. From 18 up until a couple months ago I feel like I wasted all of that time just making dumb decisions and stupid mistakes that were mostly avoidable. Instead of making the right choices, which were more difficult I always chose the easy worldly decisions.

[amyvchurch]

I'm turning 24 on Sunday too!! 😀 I definitely relate to a lot of what you've said - it's only the past year I've been active in building up my identity in Christ and sharing the gospel much more which has come as an overflow from the first, and thank you Jesus that I have!