Katie Carmichael

Katie is such a gem of a human! She is down to earth and real, she is witty and funny, and she pursues the Lord actively in her life. She is a great friend to her people and I am so lucky to know her!

Recently amidst the craziness of school and corona, I have learned that our God is a god of peace and perfect timing. It has been so prevelant this season of life that the Lord will provide through it all. The past semester has been hard with college looking different then the past but also the biggest blessing! It is so easy to worry about all that is going on in the world on top of the normal school work load, especially during a pandemic. For me, I was constantly in quarantine and not wanting to go places in fear of having to quarantine again. Then it set in for me that I truly can control none of this. It was a funny but wrecking moment after serving all summer at Woodlands camp and my word from the summer being surrender, and it set in that I wasn’t surrendering it all to Him. After the summer I got a bracelet with the word ‘surrender’ on it. One day, I was so caught up with worldly things and the bracelet snapped in half. That was the moment that really hit: that during the hard times, I was trying to do things on my own instead of falling to the feet of Jesus. My home screen on my phone is a constant reminder- Philippians 4:6 “don’t worry about anything but instead pray about everything.” I wake up every morning praying and inviting the Lord into everything I do. It has totally changed my anxiety level and now I feel at peace more than ever!! The Lord will provide and I continue falling at his feet everyday! Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” I am still learning how to fully surrender to the Lord but in the process I am trusting in his timing!

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