It seems like lately God's been messing with my world a bit. I'll make plans for something specific to happen, and I'm feeling good about those plans. A lot of times, I've prayed through those plans, made sure they were wise, had it truly all mapped out. Then, as it gets to crunch time with those plans, they seem to suddenly fall through...literally.
Getting a new car: my car breaks down in February. Definitely a wise decision to get a new one. Pray that God would open up doors to a car. Go to a dealership about an awesome Aveo. I need a co-signor...no one's willing to co-sign for me. I talk to the salesman, he spends a day seeing if I can get the loan on my own, but doesn't have high hopes. Lo-and-behold, I get the loan and have the car!
Completing my Master's Degree: finally looking at graduating in May. Wisely schedule my defense the week before the deadline in case I have to make edits, and need to submit the final curriculum the week beforehand, so two weeks before the absolute deadline which was the Friday before Spring Break. Doesn't even seem close to done that Wednesday! My committee can all reschedule for the Wednesday just before Spring Break...but I wouldn't have time to make dramatic corrections. And I didn't even know if I'd be able to get what I had left done in seven days. Two all-nighters later, and 9pm Wednesday night it was done. The following week it was completely approved, even highly acclaimed, with minimal corrections. I did graduate in May!
Going to Colorado for vacation: was planning on road tripping with Beth, and incredibly excited for the time off work and to see many, many friends. Everything was set up a month in advance. Nine days before we were gonna leave, Beth bailed. I texted so many people and no one could get the time off work or had the money or could not go to class for the week. Then I called my mom suggesting a vacation for her. The vacation was almost guaranteed the following day and officially approved five days later!
Staying in Kent this coming school year: was NOT planning to stay in Kent past this summer, then God clearly (in many, many ways all documented in another post) said, "Stay." After 10 days of prayer and seeking counsel, I knew it was from God and began pursuing a roommate. Four days later, there were three of us, all willing to live in College Towers, in my favorite type of apartment because of the size of the living room (totally serious!!) Everything is looking great in May. Then, none of the paperwork or the moving in costs from my roommates gets sent in...and it's the beginning of July, with a lease starting August 1st! July 10th, the third roommate bails and me and the other roommate can't afford it ourselves. The seemingly only third roommate option seemed incredibly unlikely, and at this point (IN JULY) there are no one-bedroom apartments available in Kent, a college-town. I'm talking to my best friend the next day, and she suggests talking to her younger sister, knowing that she was looking to move outta their parents' place. I call her that night, she agrees to come down the next day (the 12th) to see how long of a drive Kent is from work. I arrive at 7, and she tells me the drive isn't bad and she says, "Yes" to being our third roommate. TWO DAYS AFTER THE ORIGINAL THIRD ROOMMATE BAILS!!!!!!!!
God is ridiculous!! Amazing for sure! But absolutely ridiculous! It's like God lets me plan things, even believing He's really in those plans, then has them literally almost completely fall through just so He can show me how He's gonna come through in the end! I would say He seems to have a pride issue, but then I remember, "It's GOD! He has every right to show off!" It's so good! But really, I'd rather not make wise, logical, even prayerful plans for Him to completely change them in the end. It makes just before the end very stressful!
But, all the same, God is SO SO SOOO GOOD and faithful!! I know God has been in each one of these decisions (and others, even recently, that I can't think of off the top of my head) and while the path has been different than I'd anticipated, it has still been God being faithful to providing for what He has asked me to do (stay), or laid in my heart to pursue (Master's Degree), or affirmed the wisdom of a decision (new car), or knows I need (a vacation). Absolutely, positively crazy how wonderful our God truly is to His children!!!
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