Today I wanted to share something that has really been on my heart lately: God’s Plan.
BUT before you start reading this I want to just go ahead and say one thing.
I am so incredibly happy for everyone in my life that is starting new chapters with their significant other. Moving to big cities to start new careers, or just doing something big in their life. This post is not directed at any one person or persons I just really felt like I needed to put out there what God has had on my heart for quite some time and this is the place that I come to do that!
Now that I have put that out there, it’s real talk time.
I am 21 years old, about to be 22 in a few short months.
As I have gotten older I have noticed that our society puts so much pressure on people my age to be, “Successful.” I put that in quotations because what one person might refer to as success is not the same another person’s definition of success. There is also a large unspoken pressure in my neck of the woods that when you graduate college, you should also be engaged and planning your wedding. Y’all I am here to tell you that is crazy talk!
Here’s The Truth
I am in a relationship. One that I have been in for a while now. People have assumed we are about to get married or ask when we are going to get engaged honestly more often than they should. We have talked multiple times that the pressure we do feel to plan our lives isn’t brought on by each other, rather it is brought on by everyone who isn’t as close to us asking all kinds of questions. But here is the kicker guys.
The reason why I am not engaged right now is because it isn’t God’s Plan!
God’s Plan for my life currently is to be exactly in the place that I am right now! I am happier than I have ever been and I am learning so much in the phase of life that I am in right now. That brings me to another point I wanted to chat about.
You Have To Start Somewhere In Life
I have had SO many goals for things that I want to do in life professionally. Since I was a little girl I have wanted to be Miss Wonderwoman Super Business Lady that was successful and kicking booty. Most people would say that being your own boss is how you would achieve all of those things or be at the top of a company. For me right now, this is what that looks like:
Going to work every day and learning something new, while also giving it my best effort and doing better than I did the day before. It means being in an entry level position working for my Dad’s company and being a sponge soaking up everything that I can.
It does NOT mean going into large debt to start a business that I have an idea for and forcing myself to work 90 hours a week, “grinding” to make it happen.
Instead, I am listening to God knowing that I can be successful in the place that I am right now. I can be the best of the best at the job I am right now. The cards for me to be my own boss aren’t aligning and that is perfectly fine because one day they will and it will be better than anything I could have ever pictured for myself.
That is the beauty of following along with God’s Plan. Almost every time you will notice that God’s Plan and the outcome was greater than we could have ever imagined or had in mind for ourselves.
One day I will start my own company or something along those lines, and when I do I will hopefully be following God’s plan and be sure and know that it is the right timing for it to happen.
The Pastor That Is Going To Make You Check Yourself
So, some of you might be wondering where all of this is coming from and why I am bringing this up now. Let me tell you why.
- It has been bothering me, and something I have internally struggled with for quite a while.
- I have been listening to a new pastor. I had to share him because he drops some SERIOUS truth bombs!
Michael Todd is a pastor at Transformation Church in Tulsa, OK. He has been rocking my socks off the past couple of weeks. I have been making my way through his Stride series. The series is all about God’s Plan and timing and he really really got to me. I mean to my core, where I was questioning myself and my motives and my relationship with God.
The last thing I want to share with you guys today is, “The Pace of Grace.” Get ready for the truth bombs because they are about to come at you hard!
I hope everyone has enjoyed this blog post. I want y’all to know that if there is ever a time where you need someone to talk to or even just listen to you I am always here to be your biggest cheerleader and encourager! Thank you for reading my blog and following along with my life through the ups and downs. It really means more than you guys will ever know.
