I just got a new job with 24 Hour Fitness, which I am sooooo incredibly thankful that the Lord provided a job! 8 months without a job was nearly making me insane, not to mention the financial stress of it all. But man, all that waiting truly made me more dependent on the Lord than I think I have ever been, Brett and I both. It's both of our prayers that the dependence is something that continues even though our situation doesn't seem as desperate, but our souls are still.
Went through elementary school-check.
Graduated High School-check.
Graduated college-check.
Now what?
I ask myself that nearly every day. My soul is delighted by the fact that the Lord knows and I just have to be still and listen. Sometimes that being still part is incredibly difficult! I started reviewing my student loan repayment information today, realized that my front tires are incredibly bald, and figured out how much I'll be making monthly. Needless to say I suddenly got overwhelmed. But as I look back on the 23 years of my life I realize how many times I got overwhelmed, and evidentially I made it out okay because I am sitting on my bed with this laptop writing this post. Deep breath, exhale. Everything's going to be okay. It always is! The Lord ALWAYS makes a way.
Day by day, trusting in Him, everything will be okay. Perhaps not easy, but it will be okay! Praise the Lord for His promises!!
11.06.2011
Hi.
I haven't written in ages, not sure as to why that is. Regardless, the other day I had a revelation! I realize that as people and Christians we are constantly caught up in what's next in life and what our plan is, what life after college looks like for you, etc. Here is where the revelation takes place, as Christians shouldn't we be even MORE aware of the fact that we don't have to have a plan. Not having a plan is BEAUTIFUL in a very uncomfortable kind of way. It leaves an incredible amount of room for God to move.
I can be the first to say that my life has been nothing short of completely opposite of what I planned, hoped, and expected-but all that to say, God has definitely been orchestrating the events to a "T". It has been hard, stressful, uncomfortable, it has brought me to my knees in prayer due to being at a complete loss for what to do.
All that to say, stop asking each other "what's next?" or "what do you want to do after you graduate?". Granted those are fine questions, but instead I think it would be way more encouraging and less stressful to the individual being asked to approach the situation differently. Perhaps by asking, "so where do you think God will take you next?". Because isn't that the reality of the situation? It's not about what we want, it's about our will aligning with Christ's and us following through with that. It's the beauty of being fully submitted to the Lord.
I can be the first to say that my life has been nothing short of completely opposite of what I planned, hoped, and expected-but all that to say, God has definitely been orchestrating the events to a "T". It has been hard, stressful, uncomfortable, it has brought me to my knees in prayer due to being at a complete loss for what to do.
All that to say, stop asking each other "what's next?" or "what do you want to do after you graduate?". Granted those are fine questions, but instead I think it would be way more encouraging and less stressful to the individual being asked to approach the situation differently. Perhaps by asking, "so where do you think God will take you next?". Because isn't that the reality of the situation? It's not about what we want, it's about our will aligning with Christ's and us following through with that. It's the beauty of being fully submitted to the Lord.
