Trust

With everything that happened in the past weekend in our city of El Paso, it’s sad to see and hear all that was lost. Although I was not personally affected, I still feel the pain everyone else feels and I can‘t begin to imagine how hard it must be. I struggled this past week with learning how to trust the process. Since I’m not doing as great as I had hoped in this nursing class, I questioned the plan I thought was going to work for me. I was confused, because I felt I’ve been on this road forever now and I’m always so close yet so far. I wasn’t sure exactly where it was I was supposed to go or exactly what I was supposed to do. I lost all hope that I would ever be what my heart really longed to be...a nurse. As I sat there trying to figure out my plan B, I made phone calls trying to find out the next steps to take for other schools and I realized I was already giving up. The final exam for this class would be the game changer for me but I was already giving up. I had lost trust that God had anything planned for me. That is when I realized “Hey, I still have a chance, and I can’t give up now!” I don‘t know if any of you might be going through things where you’ve just stopped trusting. Whatever you may be going through keep trusting the process. Trust God will bring you through and when you make it to the other side, you’ll see the road you were on, was only getting you ready to be where you are right now. Yes, it may take time. Yes, it may hurt when things aren’t going good. Yes, it may be irritating for you, but don’t forget to keep trusting. He knows your heart and He will fulfill it when it's the right time. Although what lies ahead isn't always a clear picture, know God is working on your behalf. One way or another the things you deeply desire will come to pass if that's where He wants you to be. Just because something didn't work out for you, does not mean you stop trying. I know for a fact He hasn't given up on you. In Proverbs 3:5-6 it says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight." Even when it's hard to see the end, TRUST in God that He's going to pull you through. Even when the path is unclear, TRUST and He will make a way. Even when the circumstances are unbearable, TRUST that He is going to make you stronger. He never has and never will abandon you. All you need to do is TRUST THE PROCESS! He will figure it all out for you. We may never truly comprehend why things happen the way they happen but I can assure you things are going to work out in the end. Think of it like a butterfly, they first start off as caterpillars and eat and eat and eat. Eventually as time passes they start to get ready and form their chrysalis. The cool part about this is while they are in the chrysalis it can take about 5 to 21 days for them to turn into a butterfly. A caterpillar goes through this long process but it trusts that eventually something is going to happen and it changes. Through the process, the caterpillar gets ready and prepares itself for whatever lies ahead. Once the process is over, it becomes a beautiful butterfly ready to take on the world. Right now you may be in the stuck in the chrysalis, but once the time is right everything will fall into its place and you will become this beautiful butterfly ready to fly!