I'm currently in a season of watching everyone around me leave.
They're moving on from college life while I am behind in school and have much left here for me. I cannot help but wonder if Cookeville is all life will ever hold for me, but my desires tell me differently. I know that God does not let my desires sit on the back burner. He is constantly working on making my life useful for Him. But He does not forget to love me.
Today, as I let it sink in that I will soon be without almost every friend I've considered my family, God revealed this to me.
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give You the desires of Your heart." -Psalm 37:4
In this verse God says, delight in ME, and you will be given what you've always desired deep down. Why would I desire something though if He didn't initially give me that desire? We are impatient beings, looking to tomorrow more than we live today. After all, God does not say: You delight in me today, then today I will give you your desire! INSTANT RESULTS. (like an infomercial) But Jesus doesn't want us to live like that. He wants our focus to be on Him and not tomorrow. Why? Because secret things belong to the Lord, and future things are secret things.
So, while I'm living for the present, living for Jesus and putting my focus on Him..wouldn't my desires change to be more like His?
Basically, what I'm saying is: He's got this.
All I can do is stay thankful.
Until we meet again,
Katie
Katie, you have grown into such an amazing young woman..and are a great witness for Christ.
ReplyDeleteRemember, HE KNOWS THE PLANS HE HAS FOR YOU- a plan to prosper you and give you a hope and a future, and He is true to His Word! So, although you have friends you have made who will be 'movin' on' to whatever the Lord has for Him, be excitd for the new ones He will place in your path to continue your journey.