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God is calling you to more in this life. He has given you the equipment to excel. All you need to do is answer His call. Are you ready to see how you're meant for more? Find this title and others listed in this magazine at cph.org/llresources. MEANT FOR MORE Give opportunities for contribution and belonging. As young adults leave youth ministry, it's important for them to find places where they belong in the life and mission of the church. Congregations can be a refuge of warmth and comfort when everything else is changing. In our Baptism, God has brought us into a family, centered around the Gospel, where God has gifted and arranged each of us as a part of the Body. We all benefit when young adults find places to serve and lead, even if it requires mentoring and flexibility as they grow and change. I remember that Facebook post on adulting even today. It reminds me that uncertain first times, difficult decisions, and transitions will always come. In these moments, we get to experience joy and excitement as well as fear and doubt. They are places where God can draw us closer or where faith can falter. Perhaps in our search for the adultier adult, we are really looking for our God, who is always faithful to His promises. God promises that when we pass through waters and fire, He will be with us because we are precious to Him (Isaiah 43:2–4). Our God was willing to send even His own Son that we might be saved from our sin and doubt. Yet God knows that as humans we are prone to uncertainty and panic, especially in our firsts. May young adults (and adultier ones) know our loving God, who forgives and walks with us through all that will come. w Help them develop adult tools. While new milestones are constantly in front of us, we can develop tools to help us make wise and faithful de- cisions. We have God's living and active Word, worship, and prayer. Young adults can also gain practical tools from Christians around them, from professional men- tors to people who can help them locate new churches when they move. I once spent two hours in the car on the way to a servant event talking with teens about how taxes and student loans worked. God's good gifts to us and sharing vocational skills will help young adults prioritize faith as they reach new stages. Model what faithful Christian practice looks like in their next stage. When we look around for that adultier adult, who will be our example? Young adults benefit from relation- ships with healthy Christians who model what their next steps may look like. As their romantic relationship gets serious, they need examples of Christian marriages. As they move, they will look for models of how to share Jesus with neighbors. Even in failure, more experienced adults can help show how confession, forgiveness, and the sanctified life can look in the next stage. Lutheran Life 15

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