📜 Faithful with every little step by Mona

For many of us, a common theme for 2020 is probably “uncertainty”.
Whether you are studying/ graduated or working, “planning ahead” does not seem to work like how it used to be.

As Christians, we plan ahead in God’s will and we seek His will through building a relationship with Him daily.
So, in theory, no matter what’s happening in the world, we can still “plan ahead”, as we all know that “God reigns and He remains”.

However, this is what I have found out about myself during the pandemic.
Since the beginning of last academic year, I have been praying about my future, as I wanted to know what has God planned for me.
Meanwhile, I set myself a goal and was very focused on it. I prayed, I studied, I put in application, then repeat I prayed… again and again.
Yet, the more I did, the more uncertain I felt, and the less confidence I had.
It was until the first national lockdown happened in the UK, then I realised I was very overwhelmed by my future planning. However, I didn’t know what to do.

Until one day in my bible reading (Hebrew ch11-12), it talks about faith and that we should “throw off everything that hinders” us and “run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrew 12:1 NIV).

To me, the verse was telling me that the goal that I have set for myself was a hinder pulling my focus away from God. At the same time, even though God has not revealed the future to me, I should be focused on the race that He has already marked out for me now, which is to be a faithful student. It may seem like a step that does not take me very far, but it is a step that I learn what is faithful, how to be faithful.

One step at a time, focus on what I need to do now and do it well 😄
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Mona