Filled with Excitement

Well, here I am! I have successfully completed my first week of college classes! ...all three days. My summer was filled with the excitement and anticipation of college life. I knew that entering into this life filled with the education that would assist me in reaching my future goals would be a transition. I would be surrounded by new faces, met with educational challenges, and left to make my own decisions about the kind of person that I wanted to become. It is definite that all of these components were proven true over the course of this last week. However, there are some things that I had not intended...


Before I arrived at this university, I thought about how my faith life would grow and mature over the course of the next four years. But as I look back, I am realizing that I placed God in the position that I had anticipated Him to be in. I had already thought about what role God was going to play in my life. Do you know the amazing thing about our Lord and Savior? He is not about to let us decide where and how He will work in us. His entire Being is filled with the excitement and anticipation for each and every one of us because He knows the plans for our lives - He writes them!


"However, as it is written: 'No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.' " ~ 1 Corinthians 2:9

"Do not conform to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - His good, pleasing, and perfect will." ~ Romans 12:2


He has a "perfect will" for every single being that He has created. What an extraordinary thought! Already in my first week, I can see that God is planning to work in unpredictable and exciting ways. At first, this realization of unpredictability gave me some timidity and fear. But as I look to Him at all times, I can see that I wouldn't want it any other way. God isn't someone who follows a pattern or acts in the ways we might think. For me, this year is a time for me to step out of the "planning position" and let God take the reins. My role is to work hard, filled with determination, and give all the honor and glory to the One who made it all possible by His exciting, unpredictable plans!