Okay, so here we are at the beginning of another semester of school, feeling like it's never gonna finish, the remainder of classes start tomorrow, and if you're anything like me, you barely got the last of your school supplies that you needed, and if you're REALLY like me, you haven't even gotten your school books... LOL, okay, in my defense, I did order them, they just have not arrived .... Hehe.
Anyway, I haven't been in school since January, and I had been feeling a little discouraged that I wasn't where I thought that I should be at this junction of my life... You see, I had this plan....MY plan to have a Degree in Biology by the time I was like 25 or so, be a top Physical Therapist, with my own practice soon after.... Haha, Little did I realize, that while I was going on and on about how great my life was gonna be, and how much I was going to accomplish, I was never stoppin to say... "Wait a minute, I know I want this, but is this what God wants for me???" So long story short, after one thing after another happened and I would coincidentally miss every deadline for every semester, I asked God one day .... Why?... Why is it that every time I try to enroll in school, somethin comes up at the last minute, and it falls through... I prayed and prayed, till I finally said, Okay God, I leave it up to you, lead me, and place me exactly where YOU feel I should be. No sooner had I said those words that My phone rings and it is a really close friend calling to see if I would be interested in going to school full time, to be licensed for the upcoming tax season, I thought to myself... "that's not exactly what I had in mind God, but alright..." So I finished school, got Licensed, and worked for one of the fastest growing income tax offices in Houston, which ended up opening 6 different locations in Houston alone.... I realized then, that had I asked God what HE wanted for my life instead of selfishly wanting to live the way I saw fit, who knows how long ago I could have had a phone call like that one... today, I am more at peace than I have ever been as far as what I am doing with my life, and where it's going.
You see, sometimes we get so caught up in what WE want for ourselves and our lives that we forget to ask God if what we want coincides with what HE wants for us. Sometimes, the worries and concerns of what we got goin on in our own little world cloud our focus on where it needs to be. I don't think that anyone is every really done growing, or done learning. The day we stop growing, there's a problem somewhere in the picture. Ask for wisdom, and gain understanding of what God wants for you. On the bright side, at least we know, that He'll never lead or steer us wrong, and he will be there with us every step of the way... So are you living your life for you, or are you living your life in accordance to what God knows is right for you? A lot of the time, something that can be the hardest thing to do, or the most difficult decision to make, is the very thing that's best for us. If we are willing to let go and empty ourselves of our pride, and selfishness we can be filled with His presence, and that in itself is enough to lead anyone in the right direction.
So as you go forward, or begin the next chapter of life, at whatever point in your life you're in, take the time to ask yourself, if God is at the core of the choices you make, or if God's just been something to put on the back burner for a rainy day. Live out each day, and take all that you can. Tomorrow is never guaranteed to anyone, so find what makes you happy. God knows the desires of your hearts, (after all, he inspired the reason for them being there in the first place.) So just know that no matter the circumstances, no matter the time that has passed, it is never too late to put your trust in God and say "Okay God lead me...." and once you make the decision to allow God to lead your life, it becomes the foundation for everything else to simply fall into place along the way! Never quit trying, Never Give up, and Always.... Always look to find the answers you seek through the best source available..... God!... (=
As Always, Stay in faith...
XOGB ~ C
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