I recently graduated with my master’s degree. Like usual with the end of a chapter in life there is a lot of uncertainty. With uncertainty, comes anxiety and worry. Now, I know I am not supposed to worry because God is in control. I have talked about his plan in a previous blog post. However, I am stubborn and want to worry anyway; I also have trouble being patient with his plan, which I have also written about before. Is anyone else like this? Yeah, I thought so.
I have been worrying and praying about a lot lately. Things like what is next for me now that I am finished with school, or the fact that I am turning 25 this year, and it seems that everyone my age seems to be in a relationship or getting married. However, I woke up the other morning with a phrase in my head that hit me like a ton of bricks. “Stop praying for what you want, and start praying for what you need.” It reminded me of the rolling stones song my dad sang to my siblings and me when we were little. “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you need.” I thought about that phrase for a long time. God has never failed to give me what I need when I needed it. I thought about the places he’s taken me and the relationships he’s brought me. I could have never imaged these things. I know that if he’s done all that he will continue to make things happen in his time. He knows what I need when I need it.
I have tried to refocus lately to pray for what I need. If you are like me, you just need to be reminded that God is in control. A lot of times I feel like I need a pretty blatant reminder.God is always working; he’s never done with us. I want to leave you with a verse that a professor shared with me last semester. It is a good one to reflect on when you are worried about what is next.
“Being confident in this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
-Philippians 1:6
