It's All About Timing!

I know it's been a while since I blogged, but things have been nonstop this semester and I really can't believe that I'm already 3/4 the way through my freshman year. I'm not ready for it to end AT ALL.

Something that the Lord has really been teaching me this semester is about His perfect timing. In Ecclesiastes 3:1, God says "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens." Although this is sometimes a difficult concept to grasp, it has become my theme verse for this semester. Coming to college, I assumed I could be involved in everything. I was in high school, so how was college any different? What I have learned, over time and with many trials, is that college isn't high school. It's hard for me to accept, but I can't be involved in everything. And why is that? Because I want to be able to pour my whole heart into each activity that I'm involved in. How wonderful is it that God is constantly revealing to me the things that He wants me involved in? Not only that, but He is also opening new doors and answering new prayers. I've learned through this that once again, His time is the most important, not my own. He makes everything perfect in His time...it's something I struggle to accept. Not only that, but He knows what He wants for me WAY before I do. So why do I worry? I believe in Jesus,  I trust in Jesus, yet I'm constantly finding myself questioning why He would take something away from me...why He would not allow me to do everything. Yet, what I forget is that He already knows what He wants me to be involved with, He knows what I'm supposed to pour my heart into on Auburn's campus, and He knows what my future holds. It's all about His timing and when He is ready for things to fall into place in my life.

My big thing is that I'm a people pleaser. I just want people to be happy and don't want them upset with me. It's sometimes a flaw, but not always. I often try to make mine (and others) time work for me when in all reality, it's God's time we are on. Why would I even question that? Do I really think He doesn't already have it planned out? I'm learning to trust and to fully rely on Him. I'm not going to lose anything because I choose not to be involved in something. I'm not going to disappoint anyone.

I wrote this post because it is something that I'm really struggling with right now. But I feel like it is something everyone struggles with. Not just me. I hope that you know where I'm coming from on this and I haven't just rambled. I want each person that reads this to be blessed by it-to take something away from it and see that others are struggling with the same balancing act you are.

I hope each of you has a wonderful week :) if there is ever ANYTHING I can do for you or be praying for you about, please let me know!

MK

intentional.

Intentional. It seems to be a key word these days. Before college, I had never thought anything of this word, but since August, I have learned so much about what the word truly means. It isn't just one of those "good Christian words." It means keeping friendships alive even when you feel like there are not enough hours in the day. It means investing in other people's lives. It means pouring into others while also letting them pour into you. It's a learning process for sure. 


Throughout the year, I have had so many older girls that have poured into me and made sure that I had a grounded walk with Christ while going through what can be a very difficult freshmen year. Truly, I don't think that I would be where I am right now in my walk if it weren't for girls like Melissa, Lauren, or Morgan. It's their intentionality that has caused me to want to grow in my faith. It's because they invested in me that I want to invest in others. They have become my constant mentors and I am beyond thankful that I found such grounded older girls so quickly. But mentors aren't always older than me. I've got mentors that are my age and then one that is younger. It's just those girls that you can talk to about anything, but know that they will give the best advice and remind you that the Lord already has it planned out and I don't need to worry. 


I pray that I will be able to be intentional with others. It's an area of my life that needs work. Investing in others is something I am bound and determined to work on. I want to be one that people can rely on. One that people see Jesus through. I leave you with the challenge to be intentional also. It makes a difference in people's lives. It's made an incredible difference in mine, that's for sure.


Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.                    
                                     1 Timothy 4:15


have a blessed week :)