Scared or Excited?

So God has been doing some pretty incredible things in my life recently. First of all, I graduated from high school and have been patiently waiting for the next phase of my life. :) I am saying that with complete sarcasm, because if anything I have not been patient. This summer has gone by so fast, yet I cannot believe how long ago graduation night feels to me. Around the time that school got out, I began to feel overwhelmed with life in general. I have been looking forward to being done with high school for so long, but I never really focused on what it would be like after. I did not really feel prepared to "grow up". :) The gap in between high school and college really gave me too much time to think. At the beginning of the summer I started to get really nervous. Over the last three months, I have really tried to focus on giving all of my anxious thoughts over to Christ. Two weeks from today all of my bags will be packed and I will be making my move across the country. I have no idea what to expect, I will only know one student when I get there, and I have not even come close to deciding what I am even going to school for. The great thing about it is that of all of the things that I don’t know, I DO know that I am obeying God and that I am going where He wants me to go. So I am honestly not sure where I was going with this entry... but I just wanted to encourage those of you who feel nervous or unsure of anything. My dad used to always tell me that the feeling you get in your stomach when nervous or scared is the exact same feeling that you get when you are excited. If you really think about it– it is true! When you start to get that feeling, don’t let yourself think that you are scared or nervous, become excited instead! :)

Philippians 4:6-7 says, "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made know to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."