God is funny when it comes to my plans. Some how he always has a way of changing them and proving to me that he has a plan for my life and that I need to trust him with everything. So here it is...A few blog posts ago I posted that I am permanently moving from Leesport, PA to New York City.
Well, I'm not.
After praying about it for a while and talking it over with my mom, I felt God calling me to stay in the Marymount housing and continue what I am doing. For those of you who don't know, a few of us at the dorms started a Bible Study. It is so encouraging to meet every Tuesday with some of my best friends and grow in Christ and fellowship with one another. I truly believe that God is calling me to continue that.
I will be returning to PA in May and staying there in the summer. I will (hopefully) be working and I plan to make time to visit with a lot of my friends I made at school. A few of my friends only live within a few hours away from me so we will definitely be planning a lot of hang outs throughout the summer.
I have grown close with and built a community with a lot of fellow believers this semester and it is awesome to have people around me who I can share the best part of my life with. I have the most in depth, challenging, and incredible conversations with these people. They get me. They understand what I struggle with. They are always asking how they can pray for me. It is awesome.
This post got a bit off topic--let's go back...
God always has a plan. It is funny to me to think about all of the times where I thought I had a plan but God was like "Ha. I don't think so..." and leaded me somewhere else. For example, for the longest time I planned on being a nurse. I was checking out nursing colleges and planning on applying to a bunch of them. Then God led me to speech-pathology which is what I am currently studying. I knew I wanted to do something where I could help people (hence, wanting to do nursing) but I never thought about helping people like me--people who stutter and have been extremely bullied for it. I can help them gain acceptance and help them beat the emotional trauma bullying causes because I have been through it. I can be that example. A leader. A mentor. A speech-language pathologist who simply gets it.
The point is, God is going to lead you where you fit best. Everything happens for a reason. Everything I do, I want to do it for Him. I want to live a life pleasing to Him and that involves following his plan. When I meet Him in Heaven, I want to hear the words:
Well done, my good and faithful servant.
I want to live according to His plan because His plan is the best plan.
Thank you for cheap, healthy, yummy food!
