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“For I know the plans
I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
How awesome is that? God has a
plan for us! But, how hard is it to remember that He has a plan that isn’t our
plan? For me it has been hard to give up my plans. I am such a control freak
about everything. I read once that if you can’t stand the sound of people
chewing their food, it’s a sign of OCD. I think I have OCD because I can’t
handle that sound. The struggle for me isn’t in knowing that God will lead me,
it’s in giving Him the control. I’m not a patient person at all. I like for
things to happen and happen now. I don’t like waiting for anything, be it food
at McDonald’s, college acceptance letters, or finding out who my roommate will
be. I can't do a puzzle to save my life. I have always been one to just dive right into something because I want to
see what will happen next. (Yes, I am the person who will read the last page
before she reads the first page to understand what will happen.) So, I’m
gradually learning to give it up to God.
I started this week with an
amazing boy that talked about taking things slow and I was in search for a
roommate for next fall. I thought, “Finally, I’ll have a ‘grown up’
relationship with someone who understands that I have some things to work on
and I’ll finally have someone to room with.” Little did I know that God had
something completely different in mind for my life. I had started talking to a
couple of girls that I met through the USC Class of 2018 Facebook page. They
were all great girls, and people I could see being friends with for a long time
but God didn’t think that they were right. That’s when one of my older cousins’
friends stepped in. She introduced me to Meg. Meg is awesome!! She is basically
me cloned. She is from Shelby, North Carolina and does sports medicine like me.
It’s crazy how you can be so much like someone that you have never met before.
I am looking forward to starting the next chapter of my life with her. (Sounds
like we’re dating, but we’re not!)
With the boy, here I had waited
four long years for him to finally recognize me as someone who he could date
and be with. I thought things were great but I guess I was wrong. Out of the
blue Monday night he decided that he didn't want to talk to me anymore. He
completely ignored me and shut me out. Did I expect for it to happen? No. Did he tell me he wouldn't leave? Yes. Did he? Yes. Does is hurt? Yes, it hurt and is still hurting but I
know that I need to be more patient and let God’s plan be my plan. I have trust in the Lord that I will eventually meet someone who will treat me like I know that I deserve to be treated. Like the popular saying: you have to kiss a lot of frogs until you find your prince. I have a lot of time left. RIBBIT RIBBIT!
Will it be hard? YES!! I can’t
imagine anything harder! Will God help me and get me through it? YES! That
bible verse goes on!
“Then you will call
on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.” Jeremiah 29:12
That means that you have to pray to God and find him (even
though he is all around) and he will listen you and not lead you into anything
bad. If I had given up the first time something didn't go my way, I most certainly would not be the girl I am today. All glory to God!
Here are some words on patience:
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