Worry and Comfort

I've been having a rough semester in school so far. So much work with so little self-confidence. This is one of my many faults. And I don't admit that to just anyone. And not many people have ever noticed it. I'm really good at hiding or casting the glance away from myself. This is something that I have been trying to work on. Believe me, I will be a work-in-progress for a while. I need to get better at just letting go, in a way. But yet, I also want to guard my heart and mind. I am being taught my everything and everyone around me.  He is working on me and I am thankful.

God has been faithful, I have learned, throughout my life. I just never saw it. Hindsight, right? He has seen me through so many trials, mistakes, and triumphs. And I am thankful for all three. They have shaped me into the crazy, mess of a person that is typing to you right now.

I have been worried about my future lately. Am I making the right choice? Am I where You want me to be? Am I on track for Your Will in my life? Will this path lead me to what I want out of life?

Selfish, I know. I can't lie--I want to know these things.

And just a little while ago, I started thinking about it again. I could no more get two words out of my mouth into a prayer and God spoke a verse into my heart and brought me comfort. 

"'For I know the plans I have for you,'

says the LORD.

'They are plans for good, not for disaster,

to give you a future and a hope.'"

--Jeremiah 29:11 [NLT]

Now, I will not say that my worry is completely gone, but it has severely diminished. I have talked to so many friends and mentors about this and I have felt even more lost. But I barely get two words out to my Savior and He comforts me immediately. I am thankful and I will praise Him. 

Thank You, Lord! 

-katie