8-28-08
One of my professors, Sara, had a word that I believe was from God, today for me, and I wanted to share it.
“Cast your seed (dreams, hopes inspired by God, promises) on the water God will return it (the promise) to you.” She reminded us that ”seeds” are things that we try to hold onto, anything we could be dealing with in our lives, things God wants us to give to Him completely. She said it’s His promise, not ours to keep, and that He will fulfill His word to us. Then, she asked us to think about what it is God is asking us to “cast” on Him and trust that He will fulfill those, His best plans for us.
He asks us to give that thing up completely, as Sara reminded us. And, as I understood it, to cast them on Him as on a current, moving away from us, not as in a still pool of water, in which those things remain close enough to keep an eye on and grab up again if they seem endangered.
We must cast those dreams, those hopes, out into God’s care, God’s will, the river of His love, and then continue on the path He has set before us and is teaching us to walk with care and obedience. We must cast them with the mindset that we may never see them again. The river is too strong, too wide, too enormous a power for us to keep track of such tiny “leafs” as our hopes and dreams. But as we continue walking along side that river, in our ordered steps, trusting God’s will, we can hope in that promise that He will return them to us; like leaves washed ashore farther down stream, clean, new, bright and ready for us to take up again, this time in the knowledge that they will be fulfilled in us.
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I am a college student, but, hopefully, not for too much longer. I’m really trying to enjoy all the little experiences along the way to “life after school,” a.k.a. the Real World. As much as the hard work and deadlines drive me crazy, I have to stop and remember just how blessed I am to be in such a place. I’m in the top 3-5% of the world’s privileged population, no “real” responsibilities or worries except paying my bills and making good grades. I’m in a protected nation and city, comfortable housing, enough to eat; on and on I could go about all the blessings I have! More than enough to make me feel guilty about it all.
But I am where I am for a reason, so I have to accept and appreciate it from where I am. Being a student isn’t limited to our years in an educational institution. I hope I never lose interest in life, in people, in God’s ways. I want to constantly soak up the lessons I am privileged to receive.
Think sponge! 
