Well Actually...

Over the past year God has made a lot of major changes in my life and every time I start to question his will for my life and if I'm actually making the right decisions he makes his will obviously clear to me. So why do I, every time without fail, worry so much about if I am making the right decision and is this really what God wants me to do? I get so stressed out about these things that I have no control over and God has complete control over, so why??

I think it's just human nature to worry about things, regardless of what it is and if we really have any control over it. I also believe that if we really do want to know Gods will for our life and we are legitimately trying to find it out he will make it clear to us as to what we should do and I have learned this from personal experiences. When I'm faced with an important decision that I have to make I pray about it and my prayer usually goes something like this; 'God, I'm not really sure what you want me to do in this situation but I want to do your will. Please make your will very clear to me by obviously opening and shutting doors that I will have to go through.'  and you know what's really crazy, he does exactly that every single time!! In all honesty I can't say that I have ever heard God actually speak to me audibly but I can think of multiple times where i have come to a decision that I think is "God's will" and started down that path. Then after traveling that road for a little bit God's like, "Actually Katelyn, I have a better idea that you will like more in the long run and here is how I'm going to show you my plan... I'm going to shut this door in your life and maybe you won't like it very much right now or maybe it's going to hurt, but just trust me okay? I love you so much more than you will ever know and I will always have your best interest in mind." 

It's that so awesome that God can do that?? How he can shut doors that we accidentally opened that we shouldn't have and he gives us second chances every single time. He doesn't get mad and just leave us to figure it all out on our own just cause we mess up sometimes... (okay, it's more than just sometimes in my case...) But that's the thing, God still loves me so much even after that!! He just might have to gently take your hand and say, "Well actually... lets go this way." 

So next time you are wondering and stressed about what you should do, pray about it and ask God to open and close the doors that he knows should be opened or closed.

God bless you and enjoy your day!! Have a very Merry Christmas!

Katelyn