So, my friends were having an outdoor overnighter in a completely different city. I had decided to just go for some of it, and not spend the night, for various different reasons.
Well, after a point I started feeling anxious because there were so many things that were making me nervous. I thought I had left my garage door open and that people would walk in and steal stuff (no one else was home at the time), I was afraid I'd get a ticket for my parking place and I was nervous that I would lose something critical, like my keys or my wallet, and I was not excited for my drive home (since I almost always get lost when I come up from south of my city). It was to the point that I almost had an emotional breakdown.
Now this was a problem because, like I've said before, my dream is to travel across the world. And so the thought came to my mind - if I can't even go to a different city for a day without screwing everything up, how am I supposed to travel the world?
Now this then begins to tie into my religion because in my religion we have these things called "patriarchal blessings", which is a special blessing that someone can get that is basically scripture for that individual, and mine implies that I would be doing things on an international scale. Now if part of God's plan for me here on earth was to travel internationally, and I'm too nervous to leave my own city, how am I supposed to follow my plan?
My comfort came from my drive home. The road I was taking took up to a higher place, and I could see the beautiful sunset over the buildings of the grand city. You see, beautiful scenes like that are the reason I want to travel in the first place. It was like God was reminding me of why I need to travel.
And, ultimately, everything turned out alright. I got home safely, the garage door was closed, nothing was stolen, and I didn't lose anything.
I know God was protecting me today, and I know God will protect me in the future. Even if things aren't perfect when I travel abroad, things will work out, because I know God is protecting me.
God is protecting you guys, too. ^^ Even if you don't know it, he is there, and he loves you, and he's protecting you. ^^
