On the road to... Somewhere.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11


I really really love this verse. This word. This truth. This declaration.


God has an incredible plan for my life. He does. One that is to prosper me and not to harm me. One that is to give me hope and a future. The undeniably unmistakably infallibly living word of God says so. But God doesn't just say it, he declares it. He proclaims it. He publicizes it. He broadcasts it. He shouts it from the rooftops. He does. I like that. A lot.


Having spent 2010 as a high school student getting ready to graduate from the world of essay writing, free periods, school uniforms and late notes, this verse has played a pivotal part in the last year of my life. What would I do beyond this little world that I was getting ready to conquer?


2010 taught me to trust that God knows what He's doing - even when it doesn't seem so obvious to me. "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." (Proverbs 3:5-6) I don't know what my future holds, but I do know the One that holds my future - and He says that it is good.


2011 has seen me enter into an internship at my church, with a focus (amongst many other things) on setting up a new youth movement that comes alongside high school students that want to see their friends saved and their schools impacted by the message of Jesus. While it's a far cry from my original plans, I know this is where God has called me to right now. And I love it. Learning so much about God and about myself, while seeing young people inspired to make a stand and take action in their schools. While I can't see the big picture of my life, I'm content knowing that He does.. so I trust with each step I take in seeking Him that it is one step closer in becoming the person He has created me to be, doing what I was created to do. Instead of stressing, striving and straining to do and to be, I am learning that the best (and only) way to truly live is by God's grace. Trusting Him. Learning to rest in His presence and in His love.


So my current resolve is this: I'm leaving it all in God's hands. My future is much safer there than if it were in my own. It's the only way I'm going to get to where I'm going.. wherever that may be. I sure am enjoying the journey so far :)


- Aimee