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The Confused College Kid

So maybe I'm a little uneasy now, but it will be all right.

Lacy Faith Frost

Oct 26, 2016

Truett-McConnell College

Lacy Frost

You may ask - how confused is she?

College is a new experience, unlike anything I have ever experienced before. It’s a mix of crazy people, a lot of food consumption at random hours of the night, and classes that are hard to explain.

I absolutely love it.

I can also say that my future ( that I thought I had planned out perfectly ) has been flipped upside down. I am extremely excited about what God is doing, but I’m not always okay with the fact that I no longer have every detail of my life figured out. I am that type of person. I like to have an organized idea of everything! Yes, I have plenty of ideas of what I could see myself doing, but actually doing them is a different story.

Here is my fix -

Pray, pray, pray

Something that I have always been very conscious of is my prayer life. I have not always been proud of my prayer life, but I have always known of my wrong doing. I feel that college has really helped me. I have taken the decisions I have to make and put them in God’s hands. I don’t know that answer to these decisions, but I have a God that knows. God has known what I was going to do with the rest of my life since before I was born. This fact is so encouraging. Jesus is so so good.

Trust !!!!

Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall keep your paths safe.

I really have a hard time trusting people when it comes to getting things done. I am the type of person that would just rather do it myself rather than hoping someone else will do it. I like to be in control. The situation of not knowing my major gives me anxiety, but I have to trust God. I feel that being so worried about the future could be a heart issue. When I am fully aware of what God’s word says and I have seen him work, it seems that trusting him wouldn’t be an issue. It is though! I have to die to self daily to fully lay all my issues at the feet of Jesus. By giving my worry over to God, I can trust in his promises that he works all things for the good of those who love him.

These are my solutions for my worry about the future. Yes, I feel confused and sometimes even defeated, but I know that God has me in the palm of his hand. I know that I will decide what I want to do. I desire to stay in God’s will so that what I do with be pleasing and glorifying to him. So maybe I'm a little uneasy now, but it will be all right.

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So maybe I'm a little uneasy now, but it will be all right.

Pray, pray, pray

Trust !!!!

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The world is not always sunshine and rainbows, and you do not have to be, either.

It would be so much easier to just pay someone to do it for you

1. Figuring out when to start

2. Searching through list after list to get everything you need

3. Shopping for deals

4. Getting bins to put everything in

5. Figuring what you can’t live without

6. Going through clothes to find what you need

7. Finding out your siblings took something from you

8. Fighting with your parents.

9. Trying to plan things with your roommate

10. The fear of forgetting something

11. Move in day

Relatable moments from one of the best shows I have ever watched.

1. When you fail that midterm you studied so hard for.

2. When your crush finally texts back.

3. When payday comes around.

4. When you accidentally like someone's picture from 108 weeks ago.

5. When someone takes your unassigned assigned seat.

6. When your favorite character in your favorite TV series dies.

7. When that guy/girl you’ve been crushing on agrees to go on a date with you.

8. When you have so much to do, and such little motivation to do it.

9. When someone asks for your last fry.

10. When you try a new health-food craze.

11. When you get new clothing.

12. When you check your bank account.

13. When they're serving good food in the dining hall.

14. When someone tries to tell you what to do.

15. Or just your thoughts about life in general.

We all have that "I don't care" attitude.

1. Most students just take life day by day.

2. That means procrastinating, one day at a time.

3. College students don't mind dressing like crap sometimes.

4. In fact, dressing nice feels weird.

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7. And that solution can be pretty cheap. Anything over $5 is expensive.

8. One of the only things college students will spend money on is coffee.

9. College is just really expensive and you never forget how expensive it is.

10. But hey, we're getting a somewhat high-quality education, right?

11. We all really just want to pet dogs all day.

12. And eat pizza for every meal.

13. And stab the next person who asks us what we want to do with our life.

14. However, despite the stress and student loans, college is amazing and there's plenty of reasons to smile.

Thank you, April, for inspiring us with your wicked relatability.

Life is full of twists and turns, but you have to keep going.

1. Wallow.

2. Cry.

3. Get Angry.

4. Tell Someone You Love Them.

5. Forgive.

6. Let go of the negative people in your life.

7. Be yourself.

8. Swallow Your Pride.

9. Stop Freaking Out Over Your Body.

10. Say No.

11. Accept Love.

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