Seasons are constantly changing. Especially if you live in the Midwest or the South (sorry to all those living in other regions of the United States--I haven't experienced those seasons yet). There are times where we can experience all four seasons in a week, and sometimes even in a day. Crazy, right?

Not only do the seasons of the year constantly change, the season of life that we are in constantly changes too. Everyone is at a different point in their life despite similarities and differences. The season I am in is probably not the season you are in.

This season that I am in is a new one for me. With everything that has happened over the last six months, that's to be expected. It's a learning process. I am learning who I really am. I am learning who is next to me and who they are. I am pursuing my dreams, and trying to look at the positive side of things. It's tough. I'm currently in a place where I don't feel safe showing my emotions. With the exception of crying at the Coldplay concert last month, I have only cried twice this semester. That's completely unlike me. I'm that person that cries at just about everything. I don't know why I don't feel safe showing my emotions. I really don't. But do I want to know why? No, not really.

I've had kind of a crappy two weeks. It's finally reached that point in the semester where I feel like my life is spiraling out of control, and I don't know what to do. I have a fairly heavy course load this semester. That's not unusual for me though. But it hasn't helped with my stress level any with another situation that I am dealing with. Over the last two weeks, all of this has definitely given me flashbacks from my freshman year of college. I'll have to explain that year at a later date. Let me just say that my freshman year was one of the hardest and most difficult years of my life so far, and not necessarily in a good way. I'm making changes this time around though. And it's helping. As I compare the situations from now to the ones from two years ago, I see my growth and maturity. I recognize that I'm not who I was two years ago. I recognize that what I went through two years ago isn't the same as what I'm going through now, although it's similar.

All of this has made me realize one thing. I'm giving it all to God. That statement is a work in progress for me. It's not easy to just pick up everything I am going through in this season of life and hand it over to God. It's not a simple task. It's grueling. It's something I have to constantly work at. I can't just say, "God, I'm tired. I'll hand this situation to you in the morning once I've gotten sleep." Yes, I've sacrificed a lot of sleep because of this. But let me tell you, it's tremendous how much progress I've made in the course of six months. It's amazing.

Some things don't always work out the way you are hoping they will when you hand that situation over to God. Recently there's been a certain situation going on that myself and many others were thinking would head in the direction we were wanting it to head in. I kept saying that I'm letting God take care of this situation, and the situation took a turn in the opposite direction. And it's okay. A little confusing, but it's okay. I'm okay. God's taking care of me and He's preparing me for a better future than this situation would have been. It honestly makes me feel loved.

So here's my piece of advice to you, don't stress about something or somethings. As tough as it may seem, just give that something over to God. It can be as simple as saying, "I'm just letting God do His thing." That's what I've been saying in this season that I'm in. He'll get you through it. He'll take care of you. And as a result, you'll feel so much better. I feel nothing less than whole, and I can definitely give God the credit for that.