Thursday, January 19, 2012

Putting All the Trust in Him

If any of you have followed me on Facebook, you know that I am currently trying to figure out what to do after I graduate in May. You would think I would be completely FREAKING OUT for this but the truth is, I'm not. I am definitely a "what if" person but for some reason, I just am not worried. There is only one explanation for this.

I'm letting God take control.

Yup, I said it. God is in control. Have you ever considered that? Giving every single thing over to the big man upstairs? Any soon to be college graduate should be scared of what is going to happen. Am I going to get a job? Where will I live? Do I have to move back in with my parents? What if I don't like what I majored in? Where do I go?

All questions normal people would ask. But for me, it's God's thing. I know that wherever I end up and whatever I am going to do after graduation, it will all be for God. And, by His will.

Now, that doesn't mean I'm sitting here doing nothing wait for the greatest opportunity ever to just land in my lap. No, I am doing the work to look into different places where I want to work and I am thinking really hard about what I want to do after graduation. When something feels right, I pursue it. I pray every night about which schools to look in to and which to respond to.

—it really helps a lot. Believe me.

It is hard to consider giving every worry up to God. What do we have left to control if we give everything to God? Now, think about this: If you were to give every worry to God and let things pan out like He intends them to, how much stress from your life would go away?
Honestly, think about that. My stress level has gone down so much because I know that He will take care of me. I will succeed after graduation because I have a God that loves me and knows me better than I know myself.

I encourage you to really think about this. What worries and fears can you give to God today? Is it the stress of paying your car payment? Or, if you can't find a job, what happens? Or, maybe someone in your family is having surgery? All of those worries, God can handle.

Think about it.

Therefore I tell you, stop being perpetually uneasy about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, or about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life greater than food, and the body than clothing? Matthew 6:25

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