trust

I just love how God knows just what we need when we need it. I found it rather ironic and totally God's work in my life that today as I started thinking about graduating and the fact that I am supposed to hear back from ISU this coming week and that I am super nervous cause I've gone from "oh that's a good 3rd choice school" to "I actually really want to go here!" My fear is that I'll get my hopes up, won't get accepted and will then be sad and disappointed... What does God say? I'll just share a few of the verses that I was led to today:

Proverbs 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding."

Proverbs 11:28
"Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf."

Proverbs 28:26
"Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered."

Proverbs 16:20
"Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord."

Proverbs 28:25
"A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched."

Proverbs 29:25
"The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe."

So basically I was convicted that my job is to trust. Now some people take this to the extreme and therefore don't do anything. I think there is a balance and in my life I can trust that God has a perfect plan for me but that doesn't mean that I won't have to work for it. Trust doesn't mean that I sit idly by and wait for God to do all the work, for the process of applying to grad school it has meant researching schools, re-writing my essays over and over and over, filling out applications, studying for the GRE, working hard in school, researching the schools again before interviews, you name it I have done it. Yet throughout this process God calls me to trust in His faithfulness. I know that no matter what happens He will provide for my needs whether that is through a stipend for a graduate assistantship or a job. I am so thankful that I have a God that is big enough for me to put my complete faith and trust in. I honestly don't know where I would be without Him in my life.