Paul Maxwell on: what happens when you turn 25
Photo of merchandise inside Despair, Inc.'s Austin warehouse. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) The human body starts dying at age 25. Our twenties slap us with the expiration date of sin’s curse ( Genesis 6:3): slowly, in our ligaments; tightly, in our muscle fibers ; subtly, checking for bumps; decimally, with a rising BMI. We feel death in our twenties; emotionally and relationally, in ugly and odious ways. Death latches its chain to our frame, slowly pulling us deep into an answer to the question “Death, where is your sting?” ( 1 Corinthians 15:55 ). Our twenties bring so many answers to that question — transition, failure, desperation, dependence, accusation, responsibility, moral failure, stagnation, unfulfillment. “ Sting ” isn’t sufficient. Our twenties can be a dark time. Aspects of Quarter-Life Crisis There are (at least) five feelings that overwhelm and disillusion the wandering young saints, day after day. 1. Disappointment “I thought things would be better.” ...