My Struggles And Lessons

I think two things we can all relate to are;

1. We are very busy

2.We all share some degree of uncertainty when it comes to what the future holds for us.

Take me for example. I am a senior in college taking 20 credits this semester. I am engaged to a wonderful man who is away at basic training. I am planning a wedding (the date is still unknown since he's new to the military). And I am an athlete whose unsure if I am ready to give up the sport I love in just two months. But more importantly then all the things above I am a servant of the Lord. With so much going on it can be so easy to focus on the negative or the unknown and be unappreciative of all I have been blessed with. 
Life is not easy or stress free. We are actually guaranteed to go through trials and tribulations. But what my recent trials have been teaching me to do is be ok with the unknown and trust God! Hebrew 11:1 says,"Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen." And these past few months have tested my faith. But I understand the lessons I am learning from the test.

1) When life gets hard give your burdens to God and let him handle them.

It is hard being away from my fiancé and planning a wedding alone. Especially when I don’t have all the details I need. People are constantly asking me how the wedding planning is going and it is a constant reminder to me that I don’t have things together. But I have given that day to God. As me and my soon to be husband stand at that alter preparing to unite as one it is God that will complete our union. The colors, and the guest, and the photographer, and the venues are all minor details when you look at the big picture. We are marrying each other to be a force for God not a show for people.

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matt. 11:28

2) God has a plan for your life that is better then the plans you have.

I don’t have a specific plan after college, which sometimes can bother me. I am a planner, but what I have learned is when my plans do not line up with God’s plans then I need to just ditch my plans and submit to what God has for me. Never have I ditched my plans for God’s and regretted it.

“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.” Jer. 29:11

3) You have to learn to be ok in whatever circumstance your in. Find your peace and contentment in God and not your circumstance.  

Right now I am in a period of time that I like to call the unknown period. There's a lot of new things ahead of me like getting married and starting a new life with my soon to be husband that I don't know a lot about. I have questions like what's it marriage going be like? What job will I have? Where will we live?  I don't have the answers to those questions but I serve someone who does. God loves me and will tell me what I need to know when I need to know it all have to do is put my faith in Him. 

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Phil.4:12

If you are also going through a period of uncertainty, or you are really busy and are stressed about all you have to do then I encourage you to go to God. He is the only one who can lighten that load and bless you with peace about your future. I hope you gained something from this post. I love when people comment, so feel free to drop comments below.