I think one of the most beautiful things in the world is when God gives you little signs of affirmation that He’s looking out for you. It’s nice to know every now and then that no matter what trials or obstacles your facing, He’s always got your back. Always.
As of this post, I am a second semester junior set to graduate on time in the spring of 2015, and let me tell you, I have a lot to accomplish between now and then. Finding and completing an internship for my infield practicum, applying for jobs to pursue after graduation, and a whole lotta credits to complete my course plan. The beauty of being a graphic design major is that it can branch out to several career opportunities in different fields: advertising, journalism (no different from what I do at the Oracle right now), television, cinema, Web, and so on. The tricky part is actually choosing a career that I would be happy with. Right now I have a handful of ideas that I’ve put into consideration, but I haven’t made any commitments yet. Week after week, I’ve been praying that although I don’t know what the future holds, God will reveal His plan for my life to me over time, in his timing. It’s an exercise in my trust with God, and it’s a lesson that I’ve been reminded of and been learning more and more about over the past three years. We get so caught up in the current state of our lives that it’s very easy to forget that God already has our future planned out for us. Unfortunately for us mortal, imperfect beings, our patience can only be stretched so thin.
There was a benefit concert for summer missions last night in chapel. It featured a couple of ORU students and guest starred this worship leader that everyone except me has heard of. I actually went to a play that night to support my friends who were performing (and because the play itself was an absolute riot). Since the night was still relatively young when it ended, I decided to walk over to chapel to check out the concert and see where all of the action was. The music was blaring, the student body was having a great time, and the stage display looked beautiful. My timing could not have been more impeccable because a few moments after I walked inside, the head of the missions department began praying the student body out. Instead of moping back to the dorms, I decided to hang inside chapel a bit to talk to a friend or two as some of the student body was conversing amongst themselves and getting their pictures taken with the guest worship leader. As I was awkwardly scrolling through my smartphone to compensate for my lack of social interaction (like any sensible 21st century man), I was soon approached and introduced to by two gentlemen who I assume were playing on the stage earlier that night. They saw me walk into chapel and felt called to pray for me, so I obliged. Get ready to have your brains blown, kiddos.
During his prayer, the first guy said that he could feel that I had been “wrestling” with God for a while about His calling for me and prayed that I would just continue pursuing Him relentlessly. The second guy acknowledged how God has already given me a purpose for my life and prayed that God would just reveal that purpose to me gradually. When the gentlemen finished their prayer, the first thing I told them is that their prayer was exactly what I was dealing with and exactly needed.
Little moments like that make me so happy. Not only is it reaffirmation of my faith, but it also shows that God is diligently working through his followers as well. I’m not a Moses-tier prophet by any means, but it’s amazing how God can take someone you’ve never met and have them pray over you as if they’ve known you forever. It truly is great to know that no matter how deterred or discouraged I currently feel, it’s a season that will pass and God already has my life planned out for me…and it will probably be greater than I ever imagined.
It’s certainly something that we could all remind ourselves once in a while.