Door Closed, Door Opened

Freshman year ended today! Can you believe it? I certainly can't! The sad thing is that I'm not going back to my old school, It's going to be sad not being there to make my friend spit orange juice out from laughing so hard and being crazy with my best friends! My school is so nice in the fact that's it's a private Christian school, and I have teachers that really care about me.
Now, I have to go to a new school that I know nothing about, it's going to be scary and uncomfortable. I'm going to miss my friends and my old teachers so much! I couldn't understand for the longest time why in the world God was moving me, I mean, I was growing so much there! But I think he has some greater plans for me. I realized that this new school would be a whole new mission field for me to shine my light and show the world that I'm set apart for my God! I think it's something we all have to learn... that God's plans for us are not our plans. I remember this one quote I heard that really stuck with me,
"Gods ways are not our ways, and I think that's a good thing becuase most of the time... our ways pretty much suck!"
That's so true! Who knows? Maybe I would've stopped growing so much at my old school, maybe I've learned all that God wants me to learn there, or maybe I wasn't learning there so he decided to move me! But something I've been learning is that you have to be humble and press on to your goals, set high bars and exceed them!
Have you ever tried to pull your friend in one direction but they wouldn't budge? Wasn't it fustrating? You see, that's how God feels with us sometimes. We can't just sit in one place and wait for God to lead us in a direction, becuase it's pretty darn hard for him to lead us when we're standing still! God is a good and just God, he wants what's best for us, and we have to trust him! Humility and trust go all in one package guys, so ask God to fill you with a spirit of humility so that you can trust him better! I challange you to find new ways to seek God's will, to seek your calling, reach out to others! Do something right here, right now, to make a difference in your life and the lives around you! Whether it be helping your mom with the dishes (you know she'd appreciate it!), taking out the garbage with a good attitude, or just giving someone a hug... it all helps! Maybe you could memorize a book of the Bible or make a commitment to pray every day for ten minutes. Whatever it is, do it all so that God may be glorified, start running so he can lead you!
"For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your good, and not for evil."
"Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and run the race set before us."
 - Smalls :)