Post Grad Probs

     Post grad life is fun, yes....but sometimes it's not so fun trying to figure out what to do with the rest of your life. It was so much easier when the biggest choice I had to make was where I would work in the summer for those three months. Come August you go right back to college where you get the class schedule for every day and then the biggest choice you have to make is where to eat.

     Yesterday I received a phone call that was not so fun about a job that I really wanted. I ended up not receiving the job. I had this whole idea in my head what my future was going to look like; what I was going to do, where I was going to live, etc etc. I really felt like this was what I was supposed to do with my life. I prayed about it and felt a peace about that job. I kept pursuing all the options surrounding the job and things were falling into place. I practically had everything figured out and was waiting to hear about the job.

     I was, ultimately, sad when I received this phone call because I really did want the job. However, I think I was really sad about the prospect of what I thought would be my future was gone. All plans, ideas, and thoughts I once had were gone with this one phone call. Or more brutally honest, the one thing that seemed certain in my life, fell through my hands and I was back to this post grad life struggle of not knowing anything; not certain of my future.

    After the phone call, I sat there on my floor and just processed. I'm a big processor, so I wanted to figure out what I was feeling before I did anything else. This is what I processed: I realized what I was feeling was disappointment. Why was I disappointed? Because my plans that I had created in my head were not coming through.

That's when it hit me. Should I feel disappointment? No, I shouldn't.

You see, I am so thankful for the firm foundation and hope that I have in my God.
My God holds the world in His hands.  ~Psalm 95:4
My God orchestrates everything in creation into one big masterpiece, ~Romans 8:28
My God fulfills the needs of all who follow Him. ~Phillipians 4:19
and My God that does all this still cares about every detail in my life. ~James 5:11

     He cares about what job I will receive and where I will live. Because of this knowledge and foundation that I hold close to my heart, I can't be sad or disappointed about the phone call last night. Being disappointed only means that I'm sad my way didn't work out: my plans and my will for my life.

    Today I woke up with excitement and I am expectant. Why? Because my future is going to be so out of this world crazy for I know that my life and future rest in Gods hands.

Let the good times roll.