On the verge of graduating college, I've noticed a few things that make me feel like I've grown up a little. For starters, eating feta cheese makes me feel like an adult. Purposefully taking off shirts right side out so that you don't have to unfold them to fold them when doing laundry. Putting dirty dishes directly in the dishwasher instead of waiting for a pile to build up. Refilling the Brita pitcher before putting it back in the fridge if it doesn't have enough for another glass left in it. Finding a dentist that our insurance covers and making my own appointments and going without my parents. That was a personal accomplishment that I will always be proud of.
The more I thought about these things, the more I began to realize how they were all similar. They all have to do with looking ahead into the future and planning/acting accordingly. Except for maybe eating feta cheese, that's just about eating grown up cheese. Growing up means planning ahead and not letting the future surprise you too much. There will always be things and situations that come up that won't be a part of our plan, but if everything else is in its place, we don't have to worry about the things that are life's jack in the boxes.
So maybe that's where I sit, on the precipice of future unknown in the big bad real world. Sure I have what I would say are my plans, but will they be able to stack up against what life will shock me with? Will I always have my ducks in a row? How do I know that everything is in its place? What's the timeline for getting things into place?
That's where God comes in. My plans aren't what's going to prevail in the long run. Only what God plans will be successful and that's what I need to place my trust in. He already knows what's going to happen and won't be caught off guard by anything that happens to me. I don't have to worry because He knows and He is in control. These few little things that I've noticed in my life (probably) aren't going to change my life forever. But something else could, and when that happens, God will be my Rock that I can cling to because He has caused it for good and for His glory. This is a future that I can get on board with.
