Recently I have been struggling with how I view myself, class, friendships and chasing after the affection of the wrong people. A lot in one week right?

Well, I was at the gym with my mom the other day when one of her friends, Tanya, approached. When Tanya came up she told me I looked beautiful even though it was 8:00am and in my opinion, I was not looking so hot. I thanked her, and then she proceeded to touch on just about every single thing I'd been dealing with in the last week of my life (in a general sense), in just about 5 minutes. I was speechless. I had only had maybe two brief conversations with this woman previously, and at 8:00am on a Friday morning she told me everything I needed to hear.

She talked about temporary things and people who come into your life, either to stay or to teach you something. That is something I often forget, as I am the type of person to get attached and care for things and people quickly, when what I need to do is take a step back, stop trying to force things and let God lay out his plan for me, and also allow him to take people out of my life that do not need to be there. She told me not to get overwhelmed and worked up about things, and if you know me you know that is all I do. In the last few weeks I've been so stressed about finishing my classes and prepping for finals that I literally let it consume me and feel like I can't focus on anything else, or even do something as simple as take a break from it.

Along with school, I've recently seemed to be caught up in finding the person I'm supposed to spend my life with. I'm the type of person that likes to have a plan layed out infront of me a week in advance if possible, and when it comes to my "love life" you could say, I absolutely hate the fact that I have zero control over it. Once again Tanya was right on the money when she talked to me about how God will bring the right person into my life at the right time, and the wrong person will only bring temporary satisfaction. Duh?! Why am I trying to plan things out in my head when God has had someone in mind for me all along.

While this story may seem strange and mean very little to others it almost brought me to tears in the middle of the gym when this woman said to me "I don't know why I'm saying these things to you, but I think it's just God telling me to." And I truly believe that is was. God sent this pretty lady in my gym to come talk to me about all the things I already knew, but I just needed to hear them from someone else.

Jeremiah 29:11 "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. It is so amazing to me how God will find a way to ensure that we hear his word.