Being home has been so nice! I feel as if all the stress that I normally have has been lifted and I can live my life care free! Being back home has got me to thinking as well.
Driving around town I pass places that bring back old memories, some good and some bad and I am also reminded of old friendships; some that I miss and others that well aren't so missed. I don't know if it is just me, but it is kind of weird to think about. Last night on the drive down, Ashley W. and I were talking about past relationships, and how years ago we would have never guessed that things would turn out like they did. It's funny to think that while we are in a situation we try so hard to make it turn out the way we want, when really we should turn it over to God and what he has planned for us. I am who I am because of my past experiences. While not all of them are joyful memories, they have made me a better, stronger person than I was. They have shaped me and molded me and impacted my life. Some people walk into your life because they are supposed to be in it, while others walk in and soon walk right back out, but that is all a part of the big picture.
Tonight I am going to see some of my friends that are seniors in high school. One of them finds out at 6:00 P.M whether or not she got accepted to the University of Florida. I am reminded of this time last year when I was waiting to hear from Florida State University and the University of Kentucky. Finally I found out from both schools that I had been accepted; then the hard part came. I worried for weeks about where I should go, because it would shape the rest of my life. I remember praying about my decision and obviously I decided FSU. I see now that while college is a big part of my life, it does not shape my life just like all of my other experiences. Together, they all make me who I am, but I shouldn't worry about them, because I know God will take care of me. Lately I have been wondering and questioning what to do with my life. I have been trying to keep this verse in my head whenever I start to worry and will leave you all with this for now: "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." Jeremiah 29:11
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