Hello! I'm here! I'm back! And no I haven't given up (never). The common theme for the past month has matched God's word for me for 2020 (Trust, if you recall). So on the bright side, that's good. When God gave me the word trust for 2020, He literally meant to trust Him for ev-er-y-th-ing. Yeah, it's hard. But I hold tight to His promise that, trusting Him to the end will so be worth it.
So I was in Michigan for the month of May, right? And actually I was FaceTiming 2 of my closest friends when my computer screen went grey, all of these lines came out of nowhere, it starting making these beeping sounds and then it just shut down... forever. *may she Rest In Peace.* So that made the remaining 3 weeks in Michigan interesting... no computer to blog, check emails, apply to jobs, nothing. Spoiler- I come to you on a new and improved Mac machine generously given to me by my parents as a graduation gift. Oh yeah, I graduated college too :)
Put generally, my time in Michigan (besides being amazing) was filled with a lot of movie watching, spike ball, Starbucks, beach dates, football, walks, late night talks and graduating from Calvin University (no big deal). It was a blast. And honestly I forgot COVID-19 was a thing until I had to get food at the grocery store. But I'm back home now with my family with plans to head back to Michigan for the summer on July 12.
Job update- I had 2 jobs lined up for the summer. I was going to be cleaning dorm rooms at Calvin everyday from 7-3:30 and then doing some work for Girls on the Run, remotely. 2 days ago, I got an email that Calvin no longer needs the cleaning crew I was apart of... so that was an unsettling surprise. However, I still plan to spend my summer in what's probably my favorite place right now, Grand Rapids, Michigan. I've never spent a summer not in the Chicago area and I'm very excited to experience summer somewhere else.
Until yesterday, my plan was to get a car to drive back to Grand Rapids... but after a lot of research and too much thinking, I decided to wait on the car thing until I have a more steady income, if you know what I mean.
While I've been home, I've been spending time with my family and trying to figure out what's next. I would love to find a job in Grand Rapids for the fall, but we'll see where God leads. To say the least, this past month has felt like a circus. Plans I made were changed. And I discovered my full efforts very easily turn into me trying to take control of my life. Friends, Proverbs tells us that 'many are the plans a man makes, but it is The Lord who guides their footsteps.' I saw a verse last night that reminded me of another very important theme, 'You must not forget this one thing, dear friends. A day is like a thousand years to the Lord, and a thousand years is like a day.' This reminder that God's timing is perfect comes from 2 Peter 3:8
I know we know, and I don't know about you, but I need to be reminded sometimes that God's plans and time are perfect. I painted a pretty elaborate and cool looking post-grad life in my mind, but while I get disappointed when my plans don't happen, I'm grateful that if my plans don't match God's, He doesn't give in to my constant praying, crying and begging. He puts His arm around me with a smile and says 'Trust Me.'
I don't have evidence for myself just yet that everything worked out perfectly just as God planned, but stay tuned. Because it will :)
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