There once was a little girl. Ever since she was little, she always thought she had the exact plan of how her life would play out. She thought she knew exactly what she would do when she was older. She thought she knew everything. She planned to go to Ole Miss and become a veterinarian. There was no question about it. If anyone tried to sway her otherwise, she would laugh and say, "yeah right." However, this young girl who had her life planned out got a little older. New things were brought into her life and she realized that maybe she didn't want to be a vet. Maybe she didn't want to go to Ole Miss. Maybe she didn't have everything planned exactly how it would work out.
This little girl was me. From the get-go, I thought I had my entire life planned out. When I realized I was wrong about this, it really got me worrying. I worried about the future. What would I do with my life? Where would I go to school? What could I possibly major in since I didn't want to be a vet anymore? For the longest time, I didn't want to talk about school. I didn't want to think about school, I didn't want to go to school. I wanted to stay home after high school finished because I didn't know what I wanted to do. It really set me off when I didn't have that plan set anymore. This not only made me worry, it made me become filled with anger. I was mad that I had this planned out and suddenly it wasn't what I wanted anymore. I knew worrying wouldn't do me any good, but I didn't know what to do.
I had family and friends tell me not to worry about it, but to pray about it. These people telling me this helped me learn a lot. It helped me learn not to worry about the future. The future is not in my hands, it's in God's. Through learning this, I prayed every time I would have the feeling of worry. Even when praying I got frustrated because I wouldn't have immediate results of knowing what the future would hold. Over time, though, God opened doors and new ideas of what I should do was shown to me. Through this, I finally chose what I wanted to do with my life. I chose a new route to go on.
I say I chose it as if it was a simple decision that I made. Sure, I made the decision but it wasn't simple and it did take a lot of thinking and praying to get there.
It is important to remember that worrying isn't going to do anything. Ultimately, it is not in your control how your life plays out. Worrying won't change anything but rather it will make you sick. Worrying yourself sick is a thing.
This is just part of my experience in worrying about the future, but it just goes to show that no matter how much you think you know about how your life will turn out, it can change instantly. When this happens, it is important to try and not worry, but instead to trust God and his plan and pray to him. If you don't take my word for it, here is some scripture to back this up.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." -Philippians 4:6-7.
"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
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." - Matthew 6:34
