hopes and dreams and plans

Over the past few months, I have applied to four colleges. As of right now, I have been accepted to three, and the fourth acceptance depends on my transcripts from my first semester, which are in the mail as I type. The odd thing is, I have been recruited by five colleges for volleyball, two of which I never even applied to! The next message I get on my phone from an interested college, I am going to throw a shoe at my coach. Thanks, coach, for making this decision easy for me. =P
Earlier this week I sat down with my mentor here at college and had a long talk about my academic and spiritual goals, my career goals, my dreams and hopes, God's leading in my life, and how to best follow it. That really helped me with thinking out my plans for next year, but still at the back of my head was that nagging worry... What am I going to do after this year? This is a big decision, how do I know that I'm making the right one? How do I make sure that my choice of a college is the best one? And then tonight, after a long, long week, I sat down for some Jesus time, and I read this familiar passage. It's always a good one, but it really spoke to me tonight. I'm thinking it will speak especially to some of you as well, so I'm going to share it now.

Luke 12:22-31
Then Jesus said to his disciples: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. Life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?
"Consider how the lilies grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

God is looking out for me, the worrier, the one of little faith. That is pretty cool! It doesn't mean that I'm just going to sit back and let things happen, though. I'm still going to research and consult and all that good stuff, but I am definitely resting in God and his plan for my life. He knows where I'm going, he knows what's best for me, and by lots of prayer and listening to his leading I'm hoping to make those two the same place. I would appreciate your prayers as I try to work out my college home for the next three or more years. Thanks all! =)