This is a blog that has been on my heart for quite a while now. Many of you may have read my blog about not going to culinary school. I am so happy to say that nothing has changed, I still know that is not what I need to do and for that, I am very thankful. One thing I worried about was not being able to make up my mind about going or not but God has made it clear that I'm not supposed to. In saying that, I have no idea what career to go after. PERSONALLY, that doesn't scare me at all. It's odd, and I can't explain why I'm not frightened, but I'm not. For that, I am also thankful.
I absolutely love where I'm at. Most people would be frightened, and like I said I have no idea why I'm not. I just know I am the most moldable I have ever been. If God called me to Africa, I could go. I have given up MY plans and have full intentions of following after HIS.
It is amazing how much pressure is on a 17 yr old to decide what to do with the rest of your life. I DON'T KNOW WHO I WANT TO BE IN TEN YEARS. I want to be more in love with God than I have ever been. I want to be exactly where He wants me to be in my relationships, career, town, finances and spiritually.
To work on being where I want to be in ten years, there are things I am working on now. Now I hope all of you are reading my dear friend/identical twin Sarah Taylor's blog, if you're not, get to it. She talks about being her own friend and by doing that, you 1. Can be content with being yourself. 2. You don't have to look for people for companionship. God would be the ultimate friend and I can't think of a sweeter friend. Now the thought of having no friends sounds horrifying and I don't think that God really wants that for me. But if my happiness is based off of how many friends I have or how my friends treat me, I will never truly be happily content.
One of my biggest pet peeves is people complaining about this town. Listen. If you are here in this town and can't help it, you are here for a reason. God didn't accidentally choose Moultrie/Thomasville/wherever for you to grow up. If you are here and feel like you're not supposed to be here, WHAT ARE YOU STILL DOING HERE? Now I know this is way easy for me to say because 1. I love Moultrie. 2. It is easy for me to go somewhere new, I have nothing holding me here.
God is GOOD. Ho doesn't want us to be unhappy. He has us where we are for a reason. What career he has for me, I don't know yet. But that's not for me to worry about. All I need to worry about is listening to Him and obeying what He says. I want to be content in every circumstance.
Help me God to be content with where You have me.
Very profound Abbie. I am proud of you to have the courage to express your personal thoughts for all to read them. I know from experience that blogging can make you feel very vulnerable, but when you are following God's calling, it can be very rewarding as well.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you about people complaining about this town. I have personally never been happier than since I moved here. My only complaint is that one by one you are all moving away, and that makes me sad! But all I can say about that is to continue to follow God's calling on your heart, and He will never lead you astray.