Control…

Now I’m all grown up… Control… as some of the lyrics to Janet Jackson’s song course through my brain… I am realizing how much control I do not have.

I do not have control of how my Professor chooses to grade and critique my assignments
I do not have control over how long it is taking the online tutoring center to review final term paper
I cannot control that it will take possibly until 10 pm Saturday night to have the paper in review form

I can however do this..
I can control my reaction to my frustration levels as it is building more inside of me.
I can release my need for control to God and let Him do all things in His timing and not mine
I know that God is my guidance and for the others who are on my team
I know that I cannot fight but go instead in peace knowing I have done the best I can for now
I can pray for patience, for my anxiousness to subside

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Ephesians 2:19-22(ESV)

19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

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God Eases our Fears…Decision Made

God eases our fears…standing on this promise.

Psalm 34:4-5; ESV ↠ I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.

Today, after much prayer and discussion with others, I made a final and official
decision concerning my Master’s degree in Healthcare Chaplaincy.
I
have decided to go for my Master’s with Thesis track.
God gave me an
assignment and I must finish it.
He is the foundation I stake my claim
on.
Holy Spirit guide me onwards.
May all this be done for the Glory of
His Kingdom and not mine.
Liberty University Online Programs, the Rawlings School of Divinity and Liberty University have been so supportive in walking along side of me as I continue my educational journey.
Seriously, if you ever decide to go to College or Grad School look up www.liberty.edu I have nothing but praise to say about the academic advisors, the admissions staff, and professors.

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Contemplating and Praying

Over the last few weeks I have been seriously contemplating and wondering if I want to go on with my Master’s. Wondering if God really wants me to be in this direction. Thinking that I should begin working outside the home again. Wondering what would happen if I came out of remission with my Chron’s/Colitis. Thinking about the whats, the ifs, the whys, and therefores.

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Here’s the thing. This contemplating is leading me to doubt. Doubt is from the enemy. Who is the stealer of dreams and does not want you to work in God’s plan. The enemy wants me to be out of sync with what my Creator wants for me.

God has a plan for your life!
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So, the best thing to do…renew my prayer life…to be in prayer and ask for prayer. Every day and every hour (if need be). Read the Bible daily and concentrate on God’s plan, not the enemy’s words. To keep me on goal. To know that the end of the Bachelor’s is not very far. (Only 4 more classes) Master’s of Healthcare Chaplaincy is applied for.

Praying that everything will align so that I can go into Clinical Pastoral Education program at St. Mary’s during the time I am working on my Master’s of Chaplaincy (Healthcare).

Praying that I might have the chance to use my voice and efforts in a productive manner. To be an advocate for those who face the decisions of end of life alone. Especially, adults with special needs and Veterans. That they will not be bullyed, neglected, or abused in any way. That my voice for their voice matters.

God has given me a path and a vision. It is up to me to trust in the promises of God. To know that He is in control. Blessed be the name of the Lord.

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Wrapping up Spring Semester 2018

TWO MORE WEEKS:
Just two more weeks … and then Spring 2018 will be in the books … and I will be moving on into my last five classes and final two semesters for my Bachelor’s…
AACCKKK! Excited, nervous, ready to be done…
Here’s the thing…
I am so blessed to be going to a University that is God-fearing, Bible believing, and willing to help when I have even the silliest of questions.
When I started this renewed journey to finish my education in the Fall of 2015 I never thought that this would be the time I would be done…
But it has, and I want to thank all who are praying for me, loving me, supporting me, and pushing me through.

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