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b'In high school, I had a plan for my life, and I didn\\u2019t want anything to get\\nin the way. I loved Jesus, but I didn\\u2019t want to surrender my goals to Him.\\n.\\nMy junior year, I had the chance to go on a trip with my church to\\nHonduras. We had a week of medical clinics, building homes, and soccer\\ngames. But my favorite part was the relationships we built with our\\nHonduran coworkers and neighbors. The last night of the trip, we sprawled\\non the driveway of the guest house with our new friends and stared up at\\nthe stars. I\\u2019ve never seen anything so magnificent as that sky. \\n.\\nAs we laughed and shared stories together, God revealed Himself to me in a\\nwhole new way through the night sky. I realized God was greater than I had\\never imagined. Even the stars sang His praises, \\u201cfor at his command they\\nwere created\\u201d (Psalm 148:5). And these stars were the same ones I\\u2019d be able\\nto see again when I stood on my porch in Pennsylvania. It was too much to\\ncomprehend. We talk about being starstruck by celebrities, but I was\\nstarstruck by God. Stunned by the glory of His creation. \\n.\\nWhy had I held so tightly to my own plans? Wouldn\\u2019t my Creator know what\\u2019s\\nbest for me? What would it look like to surrender my goals to Him? \\n.\\nSince that trip, my life hasn\\u2019t looked the way I expected. Every time I\\nthink I have a grasp on what\\u2019s coming, God shows me something different.\\nSurrendering the future to God involves a lot of sacrifice, waiting, and\\ntrust. But it\\u2019s worth it. When we loosen our grip on our own goals and\\ntrust our Creator with all we have, we will find many gifts along the way.\\n\\u2022 Becca Wierwille\\n.\\n\\u2022 What aspects of God\\u2019s creation make you feel closer to Him?\\n.\\n\\u2022 While it\\u2019s good to have goals and plans, God calls us to follow Jesus\\nfirst and foremost, and to entrust our dreams to His tender care. What are\\nsome goals you have a tight grasp on as you look toward your future? What\\nmight it look like to surrender those goals to your Creator?\\n.\\n\\u2022 Paul oriented his life around the gospel\\u2014which is the good news about\\nJesus restoring His people to relationship with their Creator and,\\nultimately, restoring His creation. In following Jesus, we find a full and\\nsatisfying life. If you\\u2019d like to dig deeper, read John 10:10 and\\nColossians 1:15-23. Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created\\nall these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth\\neach of them by name.\\n.\\nBecause of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.\\nIsaiah 40:26 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.148|Isa.40.25-Isa.40.31'