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During my two weeks in Costa Rica, I learned so much about God’s perfect plan and timing. It’s almost ironic, because on the first night we got there, there was youth group. Each member of our team had prepared a testimony to give at some point during the trip. I was picked to share mine that first night. It was about exactly what this post was about- God’s perfect plan and timing. Little did I know how much God had to teach me in this area. I am sure, also, that He has much much more to teach me on this subject in the future!
The testimony I shared was about waiting on the Lord during my first few years of high school regarding what I wanted to do with my life job wise. Long story short, I made up my own plans, none were right, I gave up the decision to God, and a few months later he answered me clearly and in a single moment during a worship service. {As a side note, in case you were wondering, he told me to go to a Christian school and study Counseling. Spoiler Alert: I am currently in my dorm room at Moody Bible Institute, as a Pre-Counseling major. Yeah God!} Anyways, the point of the testimony I shared with the teens at youth group was this: his timing is perfect, and we need to wait on him for answers, truly trusting that he has our best in mind, and that he will take care of us during the waiting seasons and when we do what looks like “the fun stuff”.
The reason I told you that whole thing is because this was my basic understanding of God’s timing and plan. What God taught me on this trip is another aspect of this, an attribute of the Lord, and how it is working in my life right now. First, a teeny bit of back story. I was in Costa Rica for two weeks, flew straight to Pennsylvania for a leadership conference for a week, was home for 6 days, then left for college, a 16 hour drive from my house. I had to really trust in God during this crazy month and a half. Another challenge, and blessing, was that three of us stayed an extra five days after the rest of our team left. Ema (who is also writing a guest post), Joseph, and I stayed with Les and Diana for those 5 days, painting and doing some other little projects in their new house. However, we all quickly realized that that was not the only reason the Lord has us there for the extra days. We were all going through different things spiritually, things were going on at home, and basically: God is good, because going home would have been very stressful. Especially given that we would have only had a few days before going to PA, it would not have been the best situation for any of us. I was so blessed by this time, and God helped me process the things I had learned that I am about to share with you.
What I began to see happening was amazing. I didn’t feel freaked out by any of these plans. The challenging parts of the trip, moving so far away from home for the first time, moving into a new season of life. Sure, there were unknowns, and moments of weakness, but overall, I had no worrying thoughts or anxiety about the whole process. I felt God’s hand guiding me through each country, airplane, church, prayer, day, conversation, and moment of the whole journey. 
If you have walked in this kind of faith before, you know. God exceeds expectations. It’s not conditional, either. He exceeds expectations when things look rough, of course! Can you believe he also exceeds expectations when you have really really high ones?! He knows, he plans, he speaks, he guides, and he gives life.
Emily
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