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It's still amazing to me how simply being at Purdue teaches me so much. Sadly, Sir, I am not talking about learning things in a classroom or when I visit schools. I am talking spiritually. For some reason, it seems I just have to be here to be growing.

Here are some verses which stood out to me from both conversations with friends and my own time alone with God.


Proverbs 16:2 All a man's ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the Lord.

Proverbs 16:9 In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.

Ecclesiastes 5:7 Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore stand in awe of God.

So in case you don't know my mind well enough. This is how these three verses come together for me.

Although I plan and "dream" for things to happen, I sometimes contort these plans and "dreams" in my head until they seem innocent to me. Therefore the wisdom from these verses is:
1. I can explain my "innocent" thoughts away as much as I want, but in the end the Lord knows whether my motives are pure or not.
2. I can plan my life all I want or I can cling to God with all of my heart and let Him guide my feet to where they actually should go as opposed to where I want them to go.
3. My thoughts and "dreams" often get in the way. They can take my mind off of God. Therefore, I will abandon my many thoughts and words and dreams and stand in awe of God.

Now, wisdom which I heard last semester, but apparently wouldn't learn until right now.

When I ask God to take care of a situation and then I continue to worry about it, I am showing an extreme lack of faith. Most of you might think, yeah, duh. But here is the part that gets me.
When I continue to worry about situations I have given to God, it is as if I am saying to God, "I know You can provide bread from heaven, part the red seas, prevent three men from being burned, and so much more, but I just don't think You can handle this. I just don't think I can trust You enough to handle this and not worry."
Who am I to say that? How dare I think that?
It is at that point, when I realize that my worrying is doubting God, that I find it easy to then abandon the worry and simply trust.
So because I am a Navigator and this is what we do. Here is my plan of attack:
When worrying begins:
1. Spend time in the Word
if the Word is not available
2. Spend time in prayer about adoration of who God is and what He has done.

So, this is what I have got right now.
Now, I realize given about a week, I am sure I will have this crazy post all about how I am worrying. But as of right now, this is where I am and where I know I should be.