9/20/25 Week 1: Trusting God’s Plan

SpaceCatVT

1. It's hard to trust God to give me confidence and break away from my people-pleasing habits. I know all things are possible with God but I also know how long I've been a slave to my problems and it seems improbable. It's hard to trust God that I am perfectly made just the way I am. I have a list of mental disabilities and I have always felt like I don't fit in. Too weird for christians. Too religious for furries or other geek/weeb circles. But I trust God that I am a help because I have seen how my presence has made a positive change in a number of places/ways. It can just feel lonely and uncomfortable at times. I suppose that's my cross to bear though. As long as I can be a help to those around me, I know I am where I'm supposed to be. 2. I know God has a good future planned for me, I just have to be patient and let him work on his time. That doesn't change the fact that it's uncomfortable though and if I focus on the discomfort, I get discouraged. 3. I think a way I will seek God with all my heart is to also stop seeking comfort, validation, or approval from social media, distracting myself from my discomfort with youtube videos, and that will give me more brain space to focus on seeking God. Storytime: After Charlie Kirk's death, I was broken, but also filled with the Holy Spirit and shared that I was praying for Kirk's family in my discord status. My furry discord group, which has become my found family, rejected that. I felt like they rejected both God and me and that all the time that I was a friend and the times we had together were forgotten because I was siding with "the enemy" aka republicans. It broke me. I really needed a friend, but more than that, I needed another christian I could talk to and pray for my friends with. I texted my aunt and uncle because they were christian and did mission work all their life and still are. (I don't think my parents or my other aunt and uncle love God). We set a time and talked on the phone and prayed for me to continue to heal as well as my husband and my friends and it was nice. Here's where God's plan surprised me: as we were saying good bye and about to hang up, my aunt said, "I love you." That hit me hard. My parents never use those words unless it's manipulation or prompted. (Hence my furry community being my 'found family.' ) So the fact that someone in my family, not just family in Christ, but family in blood too, said those words and meant it was very meaningful. It was hurtful that my found family / friends rejected me, but it lead me to reconnect and be loved by my real family, which was what I needed all along.

SpaceCatVT

1. One area where it's hard to trust God's plan right now is with finding a Godly woman to marry. I fully believe He has someone for me, but it can be difficult to remind myself of that at times. 2. Knowing God has a hopeful future for me encourages me to get through difficult tasks/times; He has already given me so much, and I know that the trials and tribulations I face are a part of His plan. 3. To seek God with all my heart this week, I shall pray and have quiet time focused on Him at the start of every day to make sure I have the correct mindset for the day. God surprised me in a good way with the college I went to and the career I'm about to start; both ended up being much better than what I had planned for myself!

John Doe

1. What is one area of your life where it’s hardest to trust God’s plan right now? - TBH, having faith in this crazy world and getting towards that light. Seeing so much fighting among people, so much stress, arguing, etc. It's all exhausting, both IRL and on social media. 2. How does knowing that God has a hopeful future for you encourage your faith? Well, it makes me happy because I can feel comfort in knowing there’s a bright side. Because I want to reconnect with him. I feel like I've been a part of the “underworld.” For to long, even though I grew up Christian, I eventually found myself in the world of idols and sexual immorality stuff etc. 3. What steps can you take to “seek God with all your heart” (v. 13) this week? I’ve started praying more and reading my Bible more, tbh. I’ve been trying to focus on having more conversations. with God about a lot of things, A time when God’s plan surprised me in a good way! Would be introducing me back into his word. Because when I first learned about the truth of his plan, I was afraid and terrified. But, even though I can’t remember if I was baptized or not, I'm slowly getting back into my faith again little by little, and I've found myself no longer afraid of things to come for some reason. In fact lately i found myself emotionally distant towards a lot of things that were keeping me astray from god.

Mugen Galaxy