Submission

Accepting God's will in your life is no easy task.

Following His plan for you isn't that simple either. 

Or at least it isn't for me.

I am definitely independent.

(This is an independent woman right here)

So being submissive isn't my favourite thing. 

In Matthew 5:5 it says, 

"Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth."

Meek=Submissive.

Submissive= the action or fact of accepting or yielding to a superior force 

or to the will or authority of another person.

Bless all of you meek and submissive people who are a lot more obedient than I am and accept God's will easier than I do. 

Luckily I have other strengths, Humility being chief among them. ;) 

But I do have a point to all of this.

Facebook reminded me today of a post I wrote 2 years ago.

Two years ago I thought I was going to Stanford University...

I took a trip there and loved it.

(Here is some photos from my trip)

And to be honest I still hope to go there for Grad school.

#internationalrelationsmasterstanfordclassof2022

Obviously my path did not lead me to Stanford.

Instead it lead me to Southern Virginia University.

Which is about as far away from what I thought I wanted as I could get while still pursuing a bachelors degree.

Shockingly I was proven wrong.

SVU was exactly where I needed to be and want to be.

This blog isn't all about how much I love SVU, though I could do that post. 

Instead it is about submitting to God's plan.

I was semi-forced into accepting God's will for me and went to SVU.

Instead of going on a mission.
Instead of going to Stanford.

Instead of being in California with the promise of beaches nearby.

(I do have a love affair with the ocean, it is true)

I eventually aligned my will with God's.

I got over myself.

And I got better at listening to the Spirit.

But that has been a looooooooooong road. 

In spite of all the temper tantrums, struggles and tears the past two years have held.

Because seriously?

5 Surgeries in 7 Months.

(This is me crying blood. No big deal.)

Being a Bridesmaid.

(Which was fantastic by the way, love these girls!)

Finishing Personal Progress FOR THE SECOND TIME.  

(And receiving my Honor Bee)

Graduating. 

(3 weeks Post-Surgery no less)

To not only crossing the continent but going to a different country for school.

(And saying goodbye to the people I love the most)

Being Director of Soccer Operations at 18.

Meeting my best friend Kadee.

(When we took this picture we were just teammates-we had no idea of what lay ahead)

Meeting my best friends.

Going to NYC for my 19th Birthday with my dad who flew out from Canada. 

(Isn't he adorable!)

To going to Florida for Spring Break with aforementioned best friends. 

(#squad)

Flying to April General Conference.

A Summer of Working-and going to California with my Family.

(Reunited)

(Pre-work Selfie)

(California with the family)

Returning to SVU to be a Resident Advisor. 

(With these cool cats)

Continuing on as Director of Soccer Operations. 

(With my besties by my side)

And spending my 20th birthday in what truly is the happiest place on Earth.

With all the craziness of those happy moments and those hard moments these past two years have been busy.
But....

I was able to align my will more closely with God's will for me in spite, or maybe because of it all.
I learned a lot about myself.
And about who I want to be.

To get to the point I am at now....

Which you can read about in my next post! 

Love,

Em