Being a Christian I should surely know that God has a plan for my life and that there is no reason to worry about my future. It says so in Matthew 6:34, "So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today." And in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” And in Proverbs 16:9, ”A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” and in one of my favorites, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5. But, it is so hard sometimes, still with all of that reassurance, to trust your life in someone else’s hands.
Today I was talking about the future with a friend. And I don’t know how seriously it made her think, but for me it really stirred up some deep thoughts in my noggin. She was explaining to me her process of applying to colleges and her plans for the future. She told me that she has been praying on where to decide to go to since she has started to receive acceptance letters. Mackenzie explained to me that she hasn’t been able to decipher what God has been telling her what to do. She can’t tell the difference between her owns wants, her mothers, and God’s. Now, after listening to her talk about the future and what it could hold after college it made me think of what I would do after college.
Since I was little my dream was to be an elementary school teacher but, now, as I get older I am realizing there is so much more in life that I could experience! I want to go where I can really share the most important gift that I have ever received. It is something that I learned and received from my Heavenly Father and it is a little something called LOVE! I want to share happiness and I feel the way to give it is through loving people and working for the Lord. Now I could share this love through education but I really want to experience everything that the lord has given me in this world and the possibilities are endless! Whether I choose to be a doctor in Africa for needy children, working for Toms or being a small town youth pastor I know that the Lord will place me in the most beneficial place for this world and me. I have faith and believe that I was placed on this world for a reason and that I have a purpose.
So going back up to the first paragraph when I talked about being nervous about placing my life in the Lords hands I need to remember that it is in even better hands than my own. This incredible man loves me forever with all his heart and we mean so much to him! So far my life has been pretty incredible. Now, don’t get me wrong it has not been all smooth sailing but life on earth shouldn’t be. Paradise is in a place called heaven and the only way to get there is to ask Jesus Christ in to your heart and believe wholly in him! I am sure that the Lord has something pretty darn incredible in his plans for me and I can’t wait to see what they are!
