Saturday, April 23, 2011

Afraid of Such Great Heights

PROBLEM.
Last post I blogged about THE EXACT SAME TOPIC that has brought me to blogging again.
Help me.

I thought I had made up my mind. I've realized how stinkin' scared out of my brains I am to go to BYU. It's what I want to do, and yet my tummy gets nervous and I feel... seriously just straight up scared. I don't even know how to describe it. I want to know if it's the right decision though, I want to know that my excitement/nervousness is just for this pending adventure, and not because it's the wrong thing to do.

Remember when you were in elementary school and you had to use real home phones to call your friends? If you wanted to play, you had to call up your friend and hope they answered.
But also remember when your friend didn't pick up? You kept calling and calling, never leaving a message, but just calling, and you knew they were home, they should be home, so they should pick up, but they didn't. Remember the frustration? Remember the rejectedness?
"Why won't she answer, Mom?"
Why won't He answer, Mom?

Why do I not feel like I have an answer? I feel like I need a solid answer, and as I am typing, my stomach is cringing in fear that the answer is... no answer.
No answer?!
What does that even mean!? How could I possibly decide this all on my own?
I'm going to miss my family like crazy if I go.
I'm always going to wonder what if if I stay.
I'm gonna be able to do what I love if I go.
I will have extra money if I stay.
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO!
*NO DON'T START SINGING THE SONG, THIS IS NO TIME FOR A SONG!
no time for a song. no time for thinking or anything because this is driving me nuts.
Listen. Everything is set up for me if I go to BYU. I took all the right classes this semester, I have some potential job options up there already, I have two places I could stay, and I have people here to help me make my DVD for my audition into the MDT program. I realized I love dancing. I love singing. I love performing.
So what am I waiting for?
What AM I waiting for?
What am I going to lose? A scholarship? Yeah well people pay for college all the time. I can do that.
What else? My family? People move away from their families all the time. I love them, but I can do that.
What ELSE? Security. It's a risk, but it's an adventure. I can do that.
What I need is a solid assurance that the Lord will back me up in this decision. Is it monumental? A little bit. It is a little bit monumental.
Monumental!
MENTAL. AGH! What if I decide to go and I mess everything up at ASU and then the answer is suddenly NO DONT GO.
No. It doesn't work like that. Does it? Even if it does, I have to have faith.
When Macey was in the hospital I had an elephant load of faith. 20 elephant loads of faith.
This faith is different. I am stepping off the side of a cliff and it is scaring me. It would be such a hard and long fall.
But He'll catch me. That I know for sure.
I don't know what will be asked of me. But if I go, no matter what happens, He'll be there to catch me.
He always does, He always will.
Agh life. Yay.

2 comments:

  1. I felt the same way. I'm not trying to say I know exactly what you're going through because I hate when people say that because I probably don't. but when I was trying to decide if I should go to BYU or NAU, I was getting the same "No answer" answer and I felt like time was running out and I just had to make a decision. But I was scared to make the wrong decision. Especially since NAU logically was the better choice. My best friend told me to pray one more time, which frustrated me to no end because WHAT DID HE THINK I'D BEEN DOING THIS WHOLE TIME?! But I did. Semi-reluctantly. And within a moment of kneeling down, the thoughts started flooding. "By going to BYU you will end up doing something Great. And whatever that Great thing is, Satan would really rather prefer it didn't happen." So I went.
    Not sure why I just told you all that. Maybe it'll help a bit. Maybe not. But I've already seen parts of that promise. Especially being a part of the choir I'm in. You'll love the MDT program up here. I've heard so many great things about it and have met some of the people in it. Best of luck to you in whatever decision you make.

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  2. I love you Lynzi dear. The Lord totally has a plan for you. Stop worrying that the whole world will self-distruct if you go. If BYU is what you want...and it is because it is what will make you most happy and it is always on your mind...then of course God wants you there! It is such a righteous desire of yours to want to go and the Lord blesses us according to our righteous desires. You're such a gifted performer Lynz-of course you need to go! You'll rock it! You had a moment of peace about it...if that was the answer the don't doubt it! Look up "Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence" by JRHolland 2000. It is one of my favorites and it may help.

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