As a college student that is paying for mostly everything by myself, I have recently learned what it takes to 'adult'. I have learned the value of a dollar more so than what I did before living with my parents. I often find myself wondering if I will be able to pay for my rent along with every other necessity. Thinking about making ends meet usually leads to stress and anxiety that overwhelms me and causes me to shutdown internally. I start freaking out and of course, my thoughts get the best of me.

Obviously, I could not live with my mom forever and have everything handed to me like back in the days before I even knew the definition of responsibility. I am thankful, however, that my parents taught me values like hard work in everything I do like a job, school, and even in sports. They gave me the tools I needed in order to do that yet did not hand me everything, but instead made me work for it. They always supported me along the way as well and for that, I am thankful. In the same way, God has done the same. God has equipped me for every encounter in life and every path that I may take, and He has given me the tools and guidelines to follow.

One thing I have learned about serving God is that He will always take care of me and that He will always provide. He never abandons His children whenever they're in need or stressed. This is reassuring as a college student because since I am so stressed out about making ends meet, I most of the time get caught up in the things of this world and worrying about money rather than putting my trust in God and knowing that He will deliver me. In Matthew chapter 6, it talks about how God provides for the birds of the air even though they do not sow or reap. Why wouldn't God take care of His children? He takes care and provides for the birds so He will definitely care for you and do the same. So do not worry about whatever you are struggling with. Give it to God and He will provide.

Another thing I have learned throughout the course of my walk with Christ, is that sometimes, not everything is going to be handed to you from God the second you pray for it. God will always deliver us from whatever situation is at hand if we trust in Him. I have learned that God will not give us a whole 3000 miles if we don't even give Him 0.003 of a centimeter. This means that if we do not trust in Him and do not follow Him wholeheartedly, we might not get our prayer answered the way we would have wanted. Another thing is that God hears all of our prayers and sometimes the answer is no. Sometimes the answer is maybe, and sometimes the answer is yes. Whatever the answer may be, He is going to give us what is best for us and He will deliver us. We just have to be patient and trust in Him.

Be still and know that God is going to take care of you. Nothing is too big to give to God and nothing is too big for Him to deliver you from.

Just remember that wherever God guides, He will provide.

““Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:25-34‬ ‭NIV