Kicked out of Comfort

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

So this week has been crazy! My early week class (one class squished into one week, 7 hours a day) is Greek and Roman History, which is hard to pay attention to all day. But it's not that part that I've been majorly stressing about. It's the social interaction part, which I'm not so good at in new situations. I was blown away yesterday, however, when I came to this realization: God really does take care of me.
Monday, first day of class. I don't know anyone in the class, and they're all upperclassmen who already have their friend groups. Lunchtime rolls around and I freak! It's like first day of highschool all over again! Who do I sit with? All the people I do know are in different classes and don't get out for lunch at the same time as me. I don't want to awkwardly butt into someone else's table, and I sure as heck don't want to sit alone! It terrified me. I ended up finding somewhere to sit, but jetted as soon as I finished the mediocre chicken.
So that night, I prayed and I prayed hard. I did not want another day like that-a lonely, unsure day of awkwardness. I asked God to give me someone I knew to sit with at lunch, and to make my day a little smoother. Now, I know this probably sounds stupid and trivial-like how hard is it to find someone to eat lunch with? But for me it is hard. I'm not good at meeting new people and making friends quick like some are, especially when I'm in a new situation myself. It's scary to start over completely!
Well, that next day at lunch, God totally answered my prayer! I walk down to lunch and standing right in front of me is a friend, someone I feel comfortable with standing in line, chatting, and eating. Wow. I was like-for once! lol It was awesome, knowing that God was taking care of me, helping out in my defecit.
Then, today, we went on a field trip. Good to be out of the classroom, but once again, I was going to be kicked out of my comfort zone. So I prayed for help, and God gave me a new friend today. It was so obvious he was behind it, all I could do was smile.
Yesterday night, I was thinking about, wow, I should blog about this when I get the chance! And then, that night, at the park where we had an orientation activity, the president of Chicfila spoke to us. He was a funny guy, but what stuck in my mind out of that night was one thing he said. "God makes life just tough enough so that we trust him." And I was like yeah! Coming to CCU has been crazy! It's rediculously out of my comfort zone-a new city, new school, new people. I realized that night that I can either worry my self sick-literally-about making friends, my classwork, etc, or I can trust God to help me through the hard parts of life like this part. Because in our weakness, he shines. We have the opportunity to say-hey, look how God helped me, look how awesome he is. Like why he chose Moses or Jeremiah: I can't speak, I'm only a kid-God says don't worry, I'm with you. That way people don't think you're the hot shot-they'll know it's all me! So that's what I'm going for. I don't need to worry about making friends, having friends in my classes, or having people to sit with at mealtimes, because God will provide. And even if he doesn't give me what I think I need in that moment, I still have him, for always.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all of your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths."

"I will make you wise and show you where to go; I will guide you and watch over you."