I was walking around Target the other day and stumbled upon this pillow with the two most simple words, "You're okay." To just some ordinary Joe, those words may mean nothing, but to me, they mean absolutely everything.
If you're like me, you constantly stress about things that don't matter. Stuff like school, friends, boyfriends and work send you over the top to a point where you wonder if there is a purpose to this crazy thing we call life.
This pillow reminded me that in the midst of all of my mess, I'm still OK. I'm breathing, right? I have two legs that can walk, two eyes that can see, two ears that can hear and, if you catch me on the right day, a good personality too.
Over the past few months, realizing that I don't have my life figured out has been a struggle. I have one of those personalities where if something isn't planned out ahead of time, I worry myself sick until it happens.
I find myself worrying about what my future holds after I graduate. I worry about whom I'm going to marry. I'm stressed about school and how in the world every assignment is going to be turned in on time. I worry about disappointing the people that matter in my life and, yes, even the ones who don't matter. I even catch myself worrying about who pays attention to me on my social media pages. You can label me a worrier, but no matter how much I worry, Jesus constantly tells me not to. Reassuringly, he whispers those little words in my ear, "You're OK, my child."
For these past months, I have sat back and watched God work in and through my life. When you start to focus on yourself, you begin to see some amazing things happen. Being an adult and wondering what in the heck you're going to do with your life in a few years is mind blowing. How did I grow up so fast? Is there a rewind button in my life? How am I going to make money? Will my parents hold me up? There seem to be no answers to those questions right now, but trusting God through the whole process is the most important thing. Embrace the life that you have now because you're only this age for so long.
For the single girl out there, embrace every single minute of it, and let God handle the plans of finding the right man for you. You're going to look back when you're married with five kids and say, "Wow, she was right."
To the undecided major, try everything. God's plan for you is right around the corner. Enjoy the years you have in college. Take the classes you have to have, and mix some others in with them. You'll run into something that you'll fall in love with.
To the brokenhearted, whether you have lost a loved one or the person who meant the most to you broke it off, God is taking care of you in this situation. Peace will come at just the right moment because God's timing is always perfect.
"Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth." — Psalm 46:10
"Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." — Matthew 6:34
These verses ring true to me every single day. They reassure me that God is in control and make me ask myself, "What do I have to fear?" It's a crazy world we live in, but if we could just focus on those two simple words, "You're OK," life would be a whole lot easier.
