Muddy Waters

Do you ever have trouble understanding what God is doing in your life? Ever get confused about something that has happened, whether it be a small thing or something big? Sometimes life is just so confusing, and situations can be so hard to understand. What do you do then? Well, it's up to you, but only if that's what you choose.
Instead of saying it's up to you, I should tell you that it really is up to God. No matter how confusing something may be, it's happening because of something God is doing in your life. It might be hard to understand at the time, but later you will see that God did have a plan for it. You can try to manipulate situations on your own, but God will end up turning everything right back in the direction it was headed in the beginning.

I have a lot of confusion in my life, and I'm sure you have a lot in yours as well. I encourage you to embrace it. Don't get discouraged, but look to God, and trust Him. Trust that the confusion will work itself out, with God's help of course. I know it's frustrating sometimes, and you might feel like you don't deserve it. But I promise, and I'm speaking to myself as well, that God will show Himself in it. He will show you that yes, it was frustrating, and it was painful, but you will also learn so many lessons. Lately, I've learned patience, and I've learned to trust God and rely on Him completely. I've learned to accept things the way they are and to live out whatever sitiuation I'm in for His glory. I've learned to not take things personally, and to love people for who they are. These are all difficult lessons to learn, but I've learned them because of where I've been on God's path for my life and because of where I am now.

I have no clue what I'm going to be doing when I graduate from Samford. But, am at peace with God right now, and not just about that, but about so many other aspects of my life. I pray that you all can find the same peace and experience the overwhelming comfort that comes with it. God's love is so powerful, and it captivates me. I am learning that all I need is Christ because only He can completely satisfy my desires. Christ should always be at the center of your life and everything and everyone in it.

If you are still confused and upset with whatever you are dealing with in your life, I encourage you to read Hebrews and Philippians, which are two of my favorites. God is in control, and He is good, and if you haven't let Him in your life yet or you haven't given everything to Him, I encourage you to do so, because He really will change your life. It's something that's almost impossible to describe, but it's real, and when He's living with you and you're abiding in Him, life looks so radically different than anything you could have imagined.



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