I came across this during my devotional time this morning and I couldn't get over how desperately so many of my friends, myself included, need to hear these words. As myself and many of those around me get ready to enter into our last year of college before we venture out into the world, things can be intimidating, if not down right scary. The following is an excerpt from "My Utmost for His Highest" and it really puts things into perspective:

"Hebrews 11:8-He (Abraham) went out without knowing where he was going..." Have you ever "gone out" in this way? If so, there is no logical answer possible when anyone asks you what you are doing. One of the most difficult questions to answer in Christian work is, "What do you expect to do?" Most of the time, you don't really know what you are going to do. The only thing you know is that God knows what He is doing. Continually examine your attitude toward God to see if you are willing to "go out" in every area of your life, trusting God entirely. It is this attitude that keeps you in constant wonder, because you don't know what God is going to do next. Each morning as you wake, there is a new opportunity to "go out," building your confidence in God. "...Do not worry about your life...about your body....(Luke 12:22). In other words, don't worry about the things that concerned you before you did "go out."

Have you been asking God what he is going to do? He will never tell you. God will never tell you what he is going to do-He reveals to you who He is. Do you believe in a miracle-working God and will go out in complete surrender to Him until you are not surprised by one iota of anything He does? Believe God is always the God you know Him to be when you are nearest to Him. Then think how unnecessary and disrespectful worry is! Let the attitude of your life be a continual willingness to "go out" in dependence upon God, and your life will have a sacred and inexpressible charm about it that is satisfying to Jesus. You must learn to "go out" through your convictions, creeds, or experiences until you come to the point in your faith where there is nothing between yourself and God. " - Oswald Chambers