December 15,2014 marked the one year anniversary of the moment I put on my cap and gown, stood in a very long line of my peers( over 200 to be exact) and received my Bachelor of Arts degree. What an exciting day it was for me! My many stressful nights cramming for exams finally payed off and I was entering a brand new chapter in my life!
Exciting right? Well.... it was for about the first month after graduation ... then..reality set in, hard. Just imagine, someone handing you a key that unlocks a door .. but which door? You don't know... although in your heart you just know it has to unlock something awesome, at least thats what they tell you! And it better with all the tuition increases every year! But it seemed like every door I tried to enter was shut and the key I had.. not working!
My future? Unsure. And although I believed that by getting a degree my future would be certain, it wasn't. Each month I'd apply to numerous of jobs with the hopes of landing something and nothing happened. I can't even begin to tell you how lost I felt and it was about the third month after graduating that I took a job that had nothing to do with my degree.
The job? It was ok. My co-workers? Awesome. But I knew in my heart I wasn't supposed to be there! And every single day my faith was tested without me even knowing it! I came home every day from that job lost, tired and stressed out on not knowing where my future would go. But as time went by at the job that I thought wasn't meant for me something amazing started happening, I found myself and God's presence within my life.
During that time I actually had a lot of time on my hands! The job I was working for was very flexible with vacation and I took advantage of it! I also was able to really study my bible in depth on my down time at work and a lot of spiritual growth took place! I fell in love with God even more during this time and healed from a lot of things I had been going through. What I thought was failure, God meant for my good. And guess what? When I finally learned to trust God completely.. a great job presented itself a few days shy of my one year graduation anniversary date!
So question, what are you stressing about? Give it to God. Remember, he hears you.. he might just be building your faith!
Exciting right? Well.... it was for about the first month after graduation ... then..reality set in, hard. Just imagine, someone handing you a key that unlocks a door .. but which door? You don't know... although in your heart you just know it has to unlock something awesome, at least thats what they tell you! And it better with all the tuition increases every year! But it seemed like every door I tried to enter was shut and the key I had.. not working!
My future? Unsure. And although I believed that by getting a degree my future would be certain, it wasn't. Each month I'd apply to numerous of jobs with the hopes of landing something and nothing happened. I can't even begin to tell you how lost I felt and it was about the third month after graduating that I took a job that had nothing to do with my degree.
The job? It was ok. My co-workers? Awesome. But I knew in my heart I wasn't supposed to be there! And every single day my faith was tested without me even knowing it! I came home every day from that job lost, tired and stressed out on not knowing where my future would go. But as time went by at the job that I thought wasn't meant for me something amazing started happening, I found myself and God's presence within my life.
During that time I actually had a lot of time on my hands! The job I was working for was very flexible with vacation and I took advantage of it! I also was able to really study my bible in depth on my down time at work and a lot of spiritual growth took place! I fell in love with God even more during this time and healed from a lot of things I had been going through. What I thought was failure, God meant for my good. And guess what? When I finally learned to trust God completely.. a great job presented itself a few days shy of my one year graduation anniversary date!
So question, what are you stressing about? Give it to God. Remember, he hears you.. he might just be building your faith!