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