life is exciting & it's worth getting excited about

life is so exciting. i think i have said that three times in the past two days. but really. life is exciting. and it's worth getting excited about. 

not knowing what my future holds is exciting! before, i used to be afraid; afraid of what it holds, afraid i wouldn't turn out the way i always hoped i would, afraid that i wouldn't get my dream job, afraid i would never get married or afraid i would not be able to have kids. 

but i don't have to be afraid. 

so do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous hand. 
Isaiah 41:10

i am honestly beyond excited. 

you want to know why i am no longer afraid and am instead, excited?

i have learned that if you have a dream, it is never too big for God. in fact, He wants us to dream our biggest dreams and then circle them in prayer. because HE LOVES to make our dreams come true.. and in the most unexpected ways. 

our prayers shouldn't be just "God, can you make this happen?" but instead, God, thank you for making this happen, because i know and i have faith you will make it happen. it's thanking Him before the miracle, because you can believe He will come through and have faith that He will answer your prayers & make your wildest dreams come true. 

sometimes He answers them in ways we didn't expect or the answer is just nothing we ever thought of, but He knows. He loves to woo us! He loves to make our dreams come true. and He wants us to dream those big dreams, those impossible dreams, because then when He answers them, ALL GLORY WILL GO TO HIM BECAUSE OTHERWISE, WITHOUT HIM, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. that is what a miracle is, is it not? something that happened that would have not happened unless God intervened. 

i am not afraid of my future. instead i am excited for what God has in store because i know it's going to be AMAZING. 

i am circling my dreams in prayer & choosing to turn my fears into prayers to make even bigger circles around my dreams. 

you should do the same, and then, be ready for anything!! 
in omnia paratus 

second year

Tomorrow I start my second year at Trent University. 

This year, is different. 

This year, I have a major declared. 

This year, I have chosen classes I am actually interested in. 

This year, I have friends who have become as close as sisters.

This year, I am going to put my all into every class, every assignment and every reading. 

This year, I want to get more involved.  

This year, I am praying circles around my school; the campus, the people and the professors.

And this year, I am declaring that God is going to do something big. 

Tomorrow I start my second year at Trent University. 

& I am ready for anything. 

in omnia paratus