As I’m approaching my last two, 8-week classes to finish my bachelor’s degree, I’m anxious and excited all combined. Excited to have some time back to put into other things, and anxious about finding a job that I can use my degree with. I’ve applied and looked for jobs and yet nothing happens. I’ve been praying about it, and thinking when it is going to happen, and a few days ago I felt God tell me, its not your time, be patient. I was once again reminded of this when I saw something that said, “Gods got a plan for you”. It hit me hard that day I read it. I’m like everyone else I guess, we have heard that, told other people that, yet its sometimes hard to really believe or take in. That day though when I read it, I knew in my heart that it was true! God does have a plan for each of us. His plan is much greater and bigger than we could ever dream about.
There are many scriptures that tell us about Gods plan for our lives. Ephesians 2:10 “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Philippians 1:6 “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ”. These are just a few of the promises of God in the Bible that tells us that God has a plan for us.
Will we still be anxious at times and wonder why Gods plan doesn’t look like ours? Of course! I know that I’ll fall back into the sin of worry at times, but I’ll also be able to look back at that day that God showed me in my heart that he has a plan for me! It can be the same for you! You can know that God has a plan just for you that he’s working out, and you can take the scriptures and read them and when you do become anxious or worry you can turn back to those scriptures and have a promise to hold onto!