Today's offering is from Jenna Washburn: 

 

          After thinking about what to write about in this week's devotion, I decided to focus on some comforting words from my dad: "Don't worry about your future Jenna, God will take care of you and everything will work out."  I hear this a lot from him whenever I get stressed out about what my plans will be in the near or distant future.  

 

            As some of you may know, I have been really excited about hearing back from the Duke Lemur Center about their summer research internship that I applied for.  However, I received an email this week saying that I did not get the position.  I was really upset and I'm sure all of you can relate to the feeling of not being "good enough”.  It's difficult to accept rejection, especially when you’ve had your heart set on something and you don't have a back-up plan.

 

            After talking to my dad about the whole situation and being stressed out over what I was going to do instead of going to Duke for the summer, he spoke those same words of comfort "Don't worry about your future, God will take care of you and everything will work out."  A verse from Philippians 4:6-7 goes right along with these words from my dad:  ⁶ Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. ⁷ Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. 

 

            I encourage you all, no matter what you have your heart set on—whether it’s a job, relationship, internship, graduate school—don't worry if you don't get exactly what you were hoping for.  Don't get stressed out about what you will do with your time.  Trust in God and thank Him for all of the opportunities and experiences He has already allowed you to have.  He will help you figure out what to do in the future that will bring you happiness and help you grow in your loving relationship with Him.