The Big Picture

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;
And lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all they ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths.
-Proverbs 3:5-6

It's funny how you can read a scripture over and over again, but only on a certain day it will strike you like it never has before. It can either be because you've looked at it in a completely different way, or because all the sudden it is applicable to exactly what you are going through.
This scripture is powerful to me right now,because I needed to hear it.

I think now is the time of my life where I need to start planning big things for the future. I used to think I knew exactly how these college years would play out and it's funny because I get the sense that Heavenly Father throws me some challenges and changes to humble me a bit.

Every year I have an idea of what my life will be like, only for that "perfect" idea to be destroyed and molded into something I never thought it would be. Some days it frightens me that things wont turn out how I want them to, a day like today for example. This is when a comforting thought of trusting the Lord comes in handy, and a giant humility stick comes and whacks me on the head and I realize I shouldn't lean to my own understanding. The Lord sees the grand scheme of things. He knows what will make me truly happy and how everything will play out.

We are in his hands. Because of that we shouldn't have fear but instead we should be extremely comforted. I once heard a quote suggesting that fear hurts the Lord. Having fear is like saying, "Heavenly Father, I don't trust you. I don't trust you to take care of me."

Our strength comes from trust in the Lord. Let him mold our lives so that they will be the best they can be.