Happy Spring 2017 ! New classes, new classmates , hundreds of dollars of textbooks, and a handful of syllabi have invaded your world this week. If you're feeling anything like me, this week straight-up punched you in the face, gut, drop-kicked you, and left you in the fetal position. As I sat in three classes that actually are my major, I sat there and questioned everything. I have repeatedly asked myself this week the question of, " Kalyn, are you sure you can do this?" " What makes you think you're going to be able to counsel people?" "This is silly." "You're going to fail." " Come on, give up." " Somebody else can do it better than you and for you. " These words have brought me to literal tears this week as I entered in all the assignments into the planner. As I calculated how much money it's going to take to reach the end goal, I felt pretty helpless. The days are long, the content is hard, and I felt like I was on the verge of throwing in the towel. (and I JUST started) All the talk about GRE tests, lab time, resumes, applications, grad school, NOW has me in panic mode. Maybe you're like me, and freaking out hardcore. But, good news, we have a foundation that is firm.

I forget so often that my life isn't a guessing game. Here on Earth I am just taking shots at decisions. If I do this, then this. If I go here, then that. I assume God is like that sometimes. God isn't just winging it. He isn't surprised I feel inadequate to do what he has called me to or be where he has placed me. Same for you. As much as it may seem like your life is crashing down to the depths of the ocean, it isn't. We have a strong foundation that isn't shaken by our insecurities, our doubts, our hurts, or our mistakes. We sang a song last night at church that we heard at Passion, the lyrics go, " I will build my life upon your love. It is a firm foundation. I will put my trust in you alone, and I will not be shaken." Wow, right? That hit me last week, but it really hit me this week. In the middle of a period of doubt. Of a lot of worry about if I am doing the right thing. I was reminded that I have a firm place to stand. That God isn't surprised by my life. That when we put our trust in Jesus alone, not my testing abilities, my organization, my degree, my professors, my strength, my energy, but simple, sole trust in Jesus' abilities first and foremost. Don't forget that. I know it is so so easy to do sometimes when our feelings are running out of control. Plant your feet on the solid God. A solid foundation that is fully aware of everything that was, is and is to be. Nothing can shake that.