Faith

   My sister Mary Beth turned 25 on Friday, another one of my best friends, Ginny,  turned 23 yesterday. Suddenly I am burdened by the sharp notion that I am getting older.
   I will be done with school in a little over six months. Wow. When did that happen? When did I grow up?

   I have been in school for almost 18 years. It has been my job, what I'm good at. Now, here I am at 22 years old and I'm almost done with this era of my life.
   I remember in 4th grade pretending that we were cool high schoolers, and that after recess we weren't just going back to class, we were "changing classes". Wow that sounded so cool at the time. Then several years later I would daydream about what it might be like to be in college, live in a dorm, have freedom. That seemed like a heavenly idea (and it was).
   But now all those things have passed, and here I am, almost done. I have no earthly idea where I will be this time next year. Where will I live? Who will I live with? Where will I work? I feel as if at any moment, I will sail toward the horizon and off the edge of the earth.

   This is a very exciting time, and there is a joy in the uncertainty. I have faith that God will lead me where he wants me to go.

    Before David became king of Israel, King Saul and his men hunted David across the countryside to kill him. But as Saul slept defenseless in a nearby cave, and David had the opportunity to destroy the man who was hunting him down, David’s faith in the Lord compelled him to make a different choice.
   By no means do I fear for my life at every turn, and there is no army hunting me down, but here is a situation where a decision must be made- a critical, life-changing decision. I know I must have faith so as not to follow my own logic, but trust that God has a plan for my life.

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today. Matthew 6:33-34