2016 has been a crazy year.

From college applications to senior year to a year of national turmoil. So let me share with you the biggest lesson I have learned this year: sit back and let God, be God. As I have watched God provide time and time again with college acceptances, finances, and so much more. But sometimes we have to learn to be still and allow him to move.

By sitting back and allowing Him to take control, we let go of our own plans and His plan is set into motion. Time and time again I have learned that for some reason my plans are not nearly as great as His. Whether it is in the small things, like how we respond to conflict, or whether it is in the big things like college decisions, He has paved a way for us.

As a self-proclaimed control freak it can be extremely difficult to trust someone other than myself. But here's the cool part: God knows me better than I know myself. Consider Romans 8:27, "And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God." So, not only does God have the best plan out there, but the Holy Spirit is there to pave the way and provide guidance even in the small things.

It can be difficult to put this in the perspective of our own lives and so often I have read similar articles or pieces on the very same thing, but felt like it never truly applied. I still do not know where I am going to college, and as I am watching peers send in their deposits and nail down their choice it is difficult. I feel as if the world is spinning faster and I'm getting left behind. But here is my challenge to myself and fellow Christians: sit back and watch God move. You'll be pretty amazed with the end result