So basically for the past few weeks, the last bit of our summer, life has been getting busier and busier my the minute. It seems like so much has to be done in such a short amount of time! But I figured it was alright since it might help get me back into a sort of schedule so I'll be a little bit more prepared for when school starts back. Anyways, life is getting back to that schedule of sorts and it's just crazy! Things for school that need to get done are coming to my attention, sports are getting started again and some already have, and church is just buzzing with excitement since this is the time when everybody moves up into their new small groups. And in all of this, I have been faced with decisions that will greatly impact this coming school year. And for the majority of these decisions, I have no clue what to do about them. Not even the slightest idea to be honest. I have prayed about it, and I know that I want to do what God wants me to do, but still, not knowing what the future holds can be a scary thought, at least for me. And God knew this and put this quote in my path:
"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." -Corrie Ten Boom
So even though i may be sort of anxious, nervous, yet excited about all these situations that i have to choose to do one thing or another or not do anything at all, I know that I can trust the Lord to handle it. He reigns and is totally capable to take care of my worries and fears. And i know that, but then after I've been praying about it for some time now, I still don't know what to do and I feel like maybe God is speaking, but I'm not really listening because I have been so caught up in the business of life lately. So, I did some listening and some more praying, and it was as if God said, "Just be still." It comforted me. Then the other day I ran into Psalm 46:10-"Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Woah baby. That's exactly what he had been telling me, and then he revealed it to me in Scripture! It's just ridiculously incredible.
My only remaining thought on all of this is, how exactly do we listen to God? How does he speak to us and how can we be sure we hear it? Sometimes I think it just takes stopping whatever you're doing to spend time with God. Sometimes he speaks through reading his Word. He can even reveal stuff to us in nature. But I wanna know what y'all think. Please comment and let me know...love you guys
-Alexa
I think this is something we all struggle with, and will struggle with as the school year approaches. It's going to be harder to focus on the Lord when we have school and sports and everything else in our life demanding all of our time and commitment, but knowing that God is with us through it all is so comforting. I think that by spending time with Him each and every day and always keeping Him as our #1 priority above everything else, His will for us will become much clearer.
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