As many of you know Jeff has applied to many different graduate schools around the United States and we have played the waiting game for the past 3 months, wondering where we will end up for the next 5 years. Me--being the "Nervous Nelly" and always needing a "plan"--I've struggled with this waiting game and just want to know what's next! Well I came to a new understanding of this situation that has calmed my heart and prepared me for whatever is in store of the both of us. As the nerves were getting the best of me I was reminded that I could not accept anything good in store for me with clenched fists and unopened hands. So rather, this week I will work to keep my hands open to receive the gifts and plans God has in store for me and Jeff in the future.
Romans 8:28
"Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good."
In Christ,
Allie
