The Calm Before the Storm
"Am I ready?" is definitely a question that constantly ran through my head as I pondered the possibility of moving away from home to attend university. Am I ready to leave my home, family, and friends? Will I stay true to my faith and not waver? How will I adjust? Will I make any friends? Over and over again these thoughts would throw me into a sea of anxiety and stress. I would constantly vent my anger and frustration on the fact that I didn't have immediate answers. As the chaotic storm of uneasiness continued to torment me, I finally threw my hands in the air in irritation and handed it to Christ. "Take it from me!" I said, "I am exhausted and can't take it anymore!" Slowly, but surely, I came to realize that I had accepted the thought of going away to school. I became more at peace with the idea, and thought that "surely this is where God wants me right now". Of course, I didn't have some sudden sense of peace after begging God to...