2014 came faster than I thought it would. I remember graduating in 2010 and taking that leap of faith with God. I originally wanted to go to the mainland on an athletic scholarship, but God had different plans for me. He wanted me to attend the University of Hawaii at Manoa and pursue business. I was scared to take that leap, but God had provided for me time and time again, so I decided to trust in Him wholeheartedly. I took that leap.
Now that 2014 is upon us, I’m in my final semester of college and I have the chance to look back with 20/20 vision. I personally didn’t foresee two study abroad experiences, the chance to travel to countless countries, states, cities and islands. I didn’t foresee a full-ride scholarship, or pursuing a double major in Entrepreneurship and International Business. I didn’t foresee the opportunity to create a for-profit business and my own nonprofit. I didn’t foresee having the chance to spend quality time with my family, and also having the chance to have new families in different states and countries. I didn’t foresee learning two different languages and growing even deeper in my faith. But that’s what happens when you trust in God. In Proverbs 3:5-6 it says, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge, him and he will make your paths straight.”
If I had followed down my own path, I can’t even imagine what life I would be living now. This is why I trust in God’s plan way more than my own. He has bigger and better plans for me than I even thought possible. It’s such a beautiful and humbling thing to know.
As I enter into my final semester of college, I’m blown away at what God has done during my college career. It took a leap of faith to follow down his perfect and pleasing path years ago, and I would leap again in a heartbeat.
Everyday I choose to live out God’s will. Let me tell you, it’s not easy to take up the cross every single day and follow Him. Some days I stumble and fall, and it’s hard to get back up. It’s so much easier to live apart from Him, to do my own thing. To take the easy road instead. But what would life be without Jesus at the center of it all?
