Amy Resner

I have had an interesting journey the past two years. Not that I have dealt with a major illness of a family member, loss of a job or a traumatic event. I have learned I believe a valuable lesson in humility and faith in the Lord.

I started two years ago pursing a degree in nursing. I diligently have been studying updating my science pre reqs and continued to pray for the doors to open and me to begin my degree when I was ready. Well as many of you might already have guessed that was my first problem. When I was ready.

No matter how hard I studied, or how well I did on tests, the rejection letters continued to fill the mailbox, semester after semester. The first one was the hardest. Several good Christian friends of mine almost simultaneously filled my e-mail in box with ,"wow I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for you". I can honestly say I didn't really get that. I knew what I wanted, I had a plan. Why was the Lord not listening to all my prayers?

Well throughout the course of waiting the Lord has really blessed me with the opportunity to learn some life altering lessons. It is so easy for me to get focused on my needs and my plan for this life. I was completely blind to what the Lord was wanting for me right now. This time off has given me the chance to grow spiritually, in faithfulness and really learn what it means to trust in the Lord. For the first time in my life I have begun to take the backseat and am more willing to let God take lead. I still have to remind myself every so often to let go and let God lead. I know he has plans for my life and the things he wants from me are far more than I could ever begin to imagine. "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever." Ephesians 3:20

The old me would have seen this "time off" from school a waste, a failure on my part. But how can that possibly me when I have personally felt the love, assurance and comfort from a stronger relationship with the Lord. God bless.