A summer of trusting Jeremiah 29:11

A year ago I would have never thought that my family would be living in Florida. A year ago I would have never thought that my family would grow by one. A year ago I would have never thought my family would be living in three different states. And that is the awesome part about God’s plan for our lives; we don’t know what’s going to happen we just have to remember that God’s plan for us is perfect.

I feel that a lot of my posts are about trusting God’s plan but that’s because this past year I’ve really had to do just that. It’s easy to say that you trust God’s plan for your life but when you are hit with so many changes at once it’s hard to believe that everything is going to work out. This has been a summer of growth, a summer to test the strength of my relationship with God, and a summer to test the strength of my relationships with family and friends. I have never felt Satan trying so hard to make me fail. Situation after situation I felt that the world was against me and now as I write this post I have never felt stronger.

A few days ago I had a friend ask, “Where do you want to see yourself in a year?” All I could say was, teaching somewhere in an upper elementary classroom. My friend asked me where I thought I saw myself and I couldn’t decide where. The friend then asked me if I had to choose a place where it would be. I said I would have to think about it but I already knew the answer to that question. I didn’t want to choose a place because I want to be open to where ever God leads me. God knows the desires of my heart and he knows how strong I am and I trust he will guide me to the right school in the right town and state. It’s funny to try to answer questions about the future because most of the time we’re not going to be right.

This same friend had a plan while he was in college. He was going to stay single the first year, the second year he would start dating, find that special someone and get engaged by the time he was 22. Well that wasn’t exactly how it turned out.  We can’t predict how our life is going to be. We can’t plan it out step by step. Our God is so powerful and wonderful and he decides the, who, what, where, when, and why. (Yes, I feel like I’m back in elementary school with the 5 w’s.)  

I ran into an awkward situation the other day and if you know me you know that I enjoy awkward moments, however this one not so much. I prayed so much that night and felt so good afterwards and the next morning I received an email from a friend and this is what she sent me,

Hey Hannah!
I just want you to be encouraged and know that I prayed for you today. You were in my dream last night, and sometimes I feel that God puts people in my dreams so that I pray for them. So I hope that you are encouraged and know that I'm praying for God's love to pour out abundantly into your life and for His guidance in each step.
 

I honestly believe that I had such a great day yesterday because of her prayer. I enjoyed some time outside in the sun reading an awesome book that everyone should read, The Fred Factor, and then enjoyed some time with my sister. I had completely forgotten about what happened the day before and felt so good about myself. It was a step forward in the right direction.  Let’s just say God has been reminding me daily of his power and love.

                I love reading my old posts and since I haven’t written anything all summer it was really strange to read them all again. It’s hard to believe that this summer has only been three and a half months long because I don’t even feel like the same person that wrote all those other posts. I think it’s because I have fallen deeper in love with God and I don’t regret anything that happened this summer no matter how difficult it has been and continues to be. God is strong enough for all of us in those times or trials and we should never forget that.