Monday, January 18, 2010

Whose steering your life?

So here it is...I'm not going to be in Charlotte this summer like I had planned. I do not know where I am going to be. I got a letter in the mail on Friday from Levine Children's Hospital, stating that I did not turn in my coursework requirements from the Child Life Council...well, first I was so mad, at myself, at Levine, at God, at the situation, I was even mad at the piece of paper-if you can be mad at an intangible item. Then I moved to very upset. Had a pity party for myself and prayed to God that he would let me be ok with this. I had mentioned when I was home that I didn't care where I was as long as I got an internship. Truth be told, I wanted to be in Charlotte and no where else. Well God had another plan for my life. I don't know what that plan is just yet, but I know that it is going to be amazing and I know that it will be so much better than any plan I would have chosen. This brings me to Jeremiah 29:11 "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." That in and of itself makes me have a peace about the entire situation. I came to realize that this isn't about where I want to be, this is where God needs me to be. I have put full faith in to God in this situation and taken my seat in the passenger side and am now letting God steer my life, he's in control and to succeed and to get anywhere I need him to have FULL control and not just work the gear shift. Looking on as a passenger now, I can see so much more, I can feel so much better; about life, about the small things, about me, and I can see God working in my life so much more. A few months ago this would have gotten me down really far, I'd be so unhappy that I wasn't going to be where I wanted most, but in just a few months I've come to realize and understand how much this life ISN'T about ME! I've totally changed from the person I was last semester and I'm so happy about that. God is still working miracles and I'm so blessed to be a part of those and to be able to someway be a beacon to others through Him!

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