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Trusting God During Seasons of Curve Balls

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Jun 01, 2017

Trusting God During Seasons of Curve Balls

Most of us all have a tendency to micromanage our lives down to every single nitty gritty detail. We plan out each part of our lives and for some reason believe that we as fallen human beings know what's best. Then God throws us a little curve ball. Some of theses curve balls are small, annoying circumstances while other curve balls are life altering and just flat out hard.

How we respond to these curve balls is what's important. It's what transforms us into the men and women God created us to be... men and women who trust God without fail. But this is not always easy. In fact, it can actually be extremely tough. One has to surrender everything to Christ and let go of all pride. In these seasons of curve balls, its important to remember these few important things.

1. God makes all things come together for good.

Romans 8:28 reads, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." It's not always easy to see the good in every situation, especially when that situation is masked with pain and suffering. Eventually though, one is able to see that God can turn any situation into something beautiful for His glory.

2. God is our rock

Sometimes it takes a little slap in the face in order to get our hearts right with God. Every body knows the wise man built his house upon the rock but does every body live that out? No, because we are fallen and broken but luckily God is still there to carry us when our foolish selves build our houses on the sand. Isaiah 63:9 says, "In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the angel of His presence saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old." Personally, I am so thankful that even when my plans backfire, God is waiting to carry me through any trial or tribulation.

3. God knows what's best (SPOILER: We don't!)

Isiah 55:9 reads, "For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts." I am the worst at trying to believe I know what's best for me more so than God does, but I am learning to rest easy knowing His plan for me is immeasurably better than I could ever imagine.

4. God's plan for us is full of hope and prosperity.

Jeremiah 29:11 states, "'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.'" How awesome is it to think that the One who created everything has planned out every detail of our lives? All we must do is fully trust in Him, even during the nastiest of curve balls.

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3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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