If you are anything like me then you are probably wondering where your life is going. You are, at this very moment, thinking that your future needs to be planned out ever so precisely or you will not be successful.
There are many things in my life right now that are really making me think about who I am and who I want to be. In fact, just recently I was having a conversation with one of my best friends and he mentioned wanting to find himself and figure out what his path was in life. This was a very fractional part of the conversation but it was something that stuck with me and got me thinking.
It made me think about everything that I have already done in my life. Did I plan for any of it to happen? I sure didn't plan to move to a small town and be in high school with maybe 70 people 9-12. It ended up being the best thing that has ever happened to me. On the other hand, I had some pretty messed up stuff happen to me as a kid and I would have never even thought that would ever be a part of my life until it happened.The thing is, I have no real control over the major things that happen in my life. Notice I said major. I obviously have free will and make my decision on what to eat for breakfast or what I want to do for fun after work. But those are the little things that allow you to enjoy life around the big things.
For awhile I thought I was a drifter with no real purpose and going through the motions as if I was meant to pay bills and die. Now looking back, I realize that everything that has happened for me has shaped me into someone I would not be without those experiences. My small school and community taught me the importance of kindness and friendship. They helped me truly grow into myself. Those things that happened when I was a kid brought me a wonderful stepdad who cares and also taught me the value of friends who are there to listen when I felt I was losing my way. Looking back on all of these things gets me thinking about how God is working on me and in my life, shaping me into his masterpiece.
Now I know that I am not a drifter and things don't happen to me but rather for me. God has everything in my life planned for the rest of my life. So why do I need to wonder where my life is going? Why worry about making precise plans when God's plan will guide me along to where I need to be to become the best version of myself.
So to you, my friend reading this, I challenge you to not worry so much about making precise plans. I know that it is hard. Believe me, I know and hate the feeling of not having control over every little thing. But trust me. I have realized and accepted that God is in control of my life and as a student, that is the best thing that I could have done because I trust Him more than myself. I am a student in college. What do I know about what is best for me in the grand scheme of things. Believe in Him. Trust Him. Do not worry and let yourself enjoy your life and the gifts that He has given you.
