I recently received a scholarship that I really needed to go to college. That's pretty cool in and of itself, but the even cooler thing are the events that led up to it. Two days before I got the scholarship(June 2nd), I read the wrong devotion. Oooooooooh. scary. Instead of reading June 2nd from the devotion book, I skipped it and read June 3rd. It wasn't a big deal at all and I figured I would just read the 2nd on the 3rd and go on. It got to the 3rd and the whole day I kept worrying and worrying about whether or not I got the scholarship and worrying about what I would do if I didn't. For some reason the verse "Be still and know that I am God," kept going through my head. I didn't know why at the time but I just kept saying it over and over to myself. That night, I opened up the devotional and read June 2nd and guess what the verse was for that night?
Psalm 46:10 - " Be still and know that I am God."
I realized that the entire day I had been worrying for nothing! It didn't matter if I got the scholarship or not because God was still in control and was taking care of me no matter what happened. His plans aren't necessarilly mine and just because something doesn't go according to my plans doesn't mean that he's dropped the ball.
I also realized that if I hadn't read the wrong devotion the day before, I never would have read that verse that night. God planned it out so that I would get the encouragement I needed just when I needed it!
Anyway, all that to say that I serve an awesome God who has got me in the palm of his hand. I am so thankful that he provided the money for me to go to college and that he gave me a sign that I am doing the right thing and am on the right track.
