By Brittany Vohwinkel / Next Gen
Audio/Visual Ministry Assistant
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the
Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope
and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
Next week I will be embarking on a new journey in my life:
graduate school. For as long as I can remember I have worried every time I
started attending a new school. Would people like me? Would I get good grades?
And the list of worries went on and on. Even though I'm twenty-one years old
and entering graduate school, I find myself having some of those same thoughts.
Essentially it all boils down to the fact that in times of change there are
times when I doubt my abilities. I know that I am in the right place and doing
exactly what God wants me to do but sometimes my worries overshadow that. God
has a plan for me and He wouldn't bring me to a place in life just to let me
fail. Looking back on life, He has been equipping me for this new journey long
before graduate school was ever a thought. My education, relationships, and
experiences all point toward me becoming a counselor. So in moments that I
stress about school I need to remember that God is bringing me to a place that
He has had planned for me long before I was aware of it. What a comforting
thought!