my LiFESONG: my life, His plan.

I often times wonder if I am really on the right path: the path which the Lord wants me to follow. Am I taking the right steps in my life on Earth to further my relationship with Him and His kingdom? Did I make the right decision there? And of course, that big question everyone keeps asking me..the same one I continually ask myself: where do I go from here? After I graduate, will I have a job waiting for me that will allow me to follow God's path? Is it possible that I will know which road to take? Honestly, all of these thoughts and questions scare me. Like I said, I wonder if the path I'm on is the same one God wants me to follow.
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As I think about this future of my life, I can't help but think back to the circumstances in which He has led me to where I needed to be. There are two awesome things that stand out in my mind... As many of you know, this past summer I spent 3 months serving the Lord in Nicaragua. Now, getting there wasn't exactly a piece of cake...fate had to step in to move me to the spot of being allowed the opportunity to go on that mission. Many others had been selected to go, but by the grace of God, I was chosen to be the third of three summer missionaries. Now that it is all in hindsight, I know that that "fate" was God at work, situating circumstances, pulling strings, and aligning the stars for me, of all other people, to be blessed with the opportunity of spreading the Word to a foreign nation. And what a blessing it was!
Also, during the fall as I searched for internships for this upcoming spring semester, I didn't really have a clue as to what I would do..so I went to the job fair and gave my resume to a few companies, hoping they would find interest in me. In the days following the fair, I received phone calls from two companies...one of them had already come up with a position for me. The woman was excited to share with me that after reading about my summer as a missionary, she knew I would be perfect for the position to work with churches in the Austin area. This was a type of position she had been wanting to implement for a while, but just never knew how, when, or with whom. So, my internship will be working as a liaison between the company and religious organizations in Austin... :)
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Now, tell me if you think those are God things...? I still wonder if I am on the right path, but I think I know. I think HE definitely has me on a path. It's crazy how I feel like the Lord is absolutely preparing the path for my life through my life's experiences. I feel like I can look toward the future with hope, and ignore that fear that so easily creeps up while I sit here clueless about what I'm doing with my life.
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I was reading through Psalm 2 during my devotional today and the passage discussed how the people of the world plot together to come up with their own agenda, ignoring and trying to overcome what it is that God has on His agenda. Then, in Psalm 2:4, it says,

He who sits in Heaven laughs, the Lord makes fun of them...and warns them.

The passage then goes on to discuss how God has set his own king upon Jerusalem. Later in verse 6, the Lord says,

"If you ask me, I will give you the nations...You will rule over them with an iron ..."

You see, the point of this is that no matter how much we plot, or how much we ignore the Lord, He does still have a plan for us. The issue lies within whether or not we ask Him, in His sufficient grace and love, for guidance and direction to where He needs us to go. I've gotta keep that in mind as I begin this transition in my life. We've all gotta keep the faith!
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