God's Plan for Me

This afternoon I came to a great conclusion about God's plan for my life!

I was chatting with a friend from Summerland and we were talking about God's plan for our lives. I was telling him how I don't know what God has planned for my life. A month ago Julian moved back to Summerland and I became very depressed because at that point I loved him as more than a friend, I wanted to date him (I have since then realized that it is not dating that i want.. its friendship that I want with him, and I am really happy about that because I don't want to screw up our friendship)

I was very depressed about him leaving. I had planned to move to Summerland, I was going to drop out of school if that was what God wanted me to do. I kept praying about it and praying about it and asking God what he wanted me to do. He told me to stay in New West. There is so much he wants me to do here. I was angry because I wanted to be in Summerland, I wanted to move there. God told me that he wants me to keep working with the youth that went with RAW.. like go on the missions with them. I was not thinking I was not making a difference being here.

I have realized that God wants me to stay in New West because he is helping me to grow! Ever since RAW I have been stepping out of my comfort zone and speaking in public. It all started when God told me to prophecy to Drew from RAW. I barely knew him and God told me to tell him something. So I told him (it turns out it was relevant to his life... woot!) I was very fearful before I told him because I didn't know how he was going to react to it and stuff. But I did it and ever since then I have been stepping out of my comfort zone. This past Saturday we did an open air at Moody Park. It was awesome! I had no fear of seeing people that I knew, I had no fear of what others would think of me. I praised God, I read scripture in public and had no fear or anything about it. My stomach usually hurts really bad before i speak in public and stuff... but it didn't hurt or anything.

God is helping me to step out of my comfort zone and rely on Him to get me places. He is helping me grow so when I do move I can survive out on my own. By stepping out of my comfort zone, I will get somewhere in life. I can work in the field I am going to work at and not be shy. I can't be shy in this field, I have to make conversation with people and I have to be positive. God is continuing to work through this stuff: Patience, Making conversation, being Positive etc, so I can live out on my own and survive!

God truly does know the plans he has for me! Woot!!!!! God is good!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile." *Jeremiah 29:11-14*

God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect. *Hebrews 11:40*

"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." *Isaiah 30:21*

"Observe the commands of the LORD your God, walking in his ways and revering him." *Deuteronomy 8:6*

"I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained." *Philippians 3:14-16*