Hello beautiful people,
If like me you have never needed God anymore than right now and in moments to come, then you need to read this post.
I literally want to send you guys some love and encouragement as you go through exam season these next few months.
Before I start, I hope you are not still stuck for revision tips at this point - but if you are, do have a look at the revision techniques video I did a while back. Link: https://youtu.be/f5r8hKDaRvI
I've had what you might call creative block for a bit - I have been creating content but one thing or the other has arisen to set things back. It really feels like this year so much is happening (with Easter being so early) and its all happening very fast. If I'm honest I have been feeling a little bit overwhelmed but God is seeing me through. Also, the sun has been out lately which has really helped to brighten up my mood !
I want to briefly touch on a few experiences which reminded me how much God is in control of things pertaining to our lives.
Situation 1: At the very beginning, during the Easter holidays I fell very ill. I was behind on my schedule and was just not feeling like myself. I thank God that I am now feeling much better and up to speed.
Situation 2: This might seem trivial but ..I bought a dress that didn't come as expected - with a few moments to spare that particular day I managed to work some magic on it with some pins and it turned out even better than the original. I have a blog post about this. Link: http://mochunks.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/by-his-stripes.html?m=1
Situation 3: which really blew me away..On Saturday night I kept waking up and God just kept telling me to pray.. And I did. I didn't know what I was praying for but I just tried to stay in the spirit. Turns out my Sunday was going to be very eventful - I can't give away too much detail but just to cut the long story short I had to leave uni to go on an unexpected journey. Not the most ideal situation especially in exam season but it had to happen. The funny thing about this is I wore a head-wrap; my hair was plaited down in cornrows and to get that big look I thickened it up with my pyjama top and bottom.
Where am I going with this ? That afternoon/ evening after church.. everything happened so fast that I couldn't even pack properly - but thank fully I had my pyjamas (in my head wrap😂) ready for me.
Further more, if you know me you know I take a suitcase to the library with all my books inside for convenience purposes - so again all my study material was just there ready for me - I just grabbed everything and was off...
On my train journey, I was just in awe of God. He was preparing me all the way from the middle of the night to that very moment. And I had no idea!
All of these little situations just kind of put things into perspective for me. The main thing I grabbed from them is God has a way of ordering our steps (like with my journey) !
It may not always seem so obvious but God knows exactly what he's doing.
Things may not always turn out the way we plan or anticipate (like the dress) but the final outcome (where God is taking you to) is better than anything our human minds can propose.
Even when we have setbacks (like with my illness) it's almost like a preparation for further projection to a place that's even higher than we ever expected.
God is omnipresent, he is all knowing and ultimately he controls everything.
So as you go into this season and any other season in your life, that you might feel overwhelmed by..
Try and shift your focus from yourself and how well you can plan things, or how much confidence you have in yourself, to the one who has conceived and is the one who will execute the overall plan for your life.
Trust him.
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."
Thank you for reading
Peace & Chunks
xx
