Count the Cost

As I prepare today to redo an exam that could force me to do another year of schooling if I fail, I ask myself would I be ok if nursing is not what God wants for me?

The obvious answer is of course I would be! Because I know that God has called me to hold my plans with an open hand and He says, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." - Isaiah 55:8-9

But I know that there are other areas of my life that I haven't quite surrendered fully and I know that God expects that from me. Following Jesus is not easy. After all, He said, "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." - Matthew 7:13-14. He also said, "Any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple." - Luke 14:33. 

We cannot know the plans of God for our lives but He calls us to trust Him even though it may be difficult at times. We just have to decide if we think Jesus is worth more than everyone and everything in our lives if He should call us away from someone or something we hold dear. We must count the cost. 

I was super encouraged by what this girl wrote in her blog post on this subject. Check it out here!