A New Beginning

I have a Facebook friend who posts from the book Jesus Calling by Sarah Young and today's reading spoke to me. The last year and a half has been a struggle to find God's direction in my life when I had muddied the waters with my own plans. When He "pruned" me and I began to tear down the walls I'd built up between me and God, I knew I wasn't going in the direction He wanted me to. Although I knew I was making the right decision to not go to grad school for Speech Therapy, what was I supposed to do now? After this year and a half of prayer and searching, suddenly I realized the answer was right in front of me all along! I am now in the process of trying to continue my education to earn a Master's degree in Social Work. Of all the families I've known and babysat for throughout the years, I knew adoption would be a part of my future. Of all the orphanages that I've worked in and the reformation center in India, suddenly, I had the answer. I don't know what God has in store for my career, but I know that I will be working in some capacity with these vulnerable populations. I want to connect children with their forever families and while they wait, be there to provide love that only Christ can compel me to give! I'm so excited!! OK.. enough about all of that because I could go on and on! Here is the devotional I was talking about:


November 5

You can live as close to Me as you choose. I set up no barriers between us; neither do I tear down barriers that you erect.

People tend to think their circumstances determine the quality of their lives. So they pour their energy into trying to control those situations. They feel happy when things are going well, and sad or frustrated when things don’t turn out as they’d hoped. They ra

rely question this correlation between their circumstances and feelings. Yet it is possible to be content in any and every situation.

Put more energy into trusting Me and enjoying My Presence. Don’t let your well-being depend on your circumstances. Instead, connect your joy to My precious promises:

I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go. I will meet all your needs according to My glorious riches. Nothing in all creation will be able to separate you from My Love.

"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation.
—Philippians 4:12"

“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land.”
—Genesis 28:15

And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
—Philippians 4:19

For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
—Romans 8:38–39
JESUS CALLING BY SARAH YOUNG