Trusting God with What Comes Next

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Posted by: Ella Grace, Marketing & Events Intern/On-Air Host | Monday, July 6th, 2026 ( 9:06am)

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?—Matthew 6:25-27 

I am really good at worrying. 

I have one semester left of college, and I’m already thinking about what’s next. What am I going to do for a job? Where will I live? Will I have any friends after I graduate? Will I be able to provide for myself in this economy? 

In other words, I spend a lot of time looking ahead at the what-ifs rather than being present in the right now.  

But God is funny sometimes, and He recently used a pair of pink fuzzy slippers to remind me that I don’t have to figure out every step of my future. He showed me that when I trust Him with what’s ahead, I’m free to enjoy where my feet are today. 

This past year, I was a resident assistant (RA) in the dorms at my university. At the end of the year, there’s a tradition where the old RAs pass down a “legacy gift” to the incoming RAs. All year long while doing rounds, I would wear a pair of pink fuzzy slippers that became an iconic part of my aesthetics. I thought it would be funny to give the new RA a pair of her own pink fuzzy slippers so that she could continue the tradition when doing her own rounds next year.  

As I was thinking about how I could make these slippers meaningful to her, I kept hearing a voice in my head whispering, “Be where your feet are.” That kind of stopped me for a second. Was this voice an encouragement for her, or was it really meant for me? 

I started thinking about all the times this year when I worried about the future. The hours I sat up wondering what my future job would be. Worrying about projects that weren’t due for another week. Fearing that I would never get a boyfriend or get married or have kids.  

I realized I did not know how to be where my feet are. 

While the voice was clear in that moment, I kind of ignored it. In fact, it wasn’t until we got to Legacy Night when I had to tell this new RA why I was giving her a pair of pink fuzzy slippers that I really heard what God was trying to tell me.  

Be where your feet are.  

It didn’t feel like a lightning strike or anything like that, but I experienced a moment where I heard and accepted what the Holy Spirit had been putting on my heart all week.  

Be present. Enjoy what I’m giving you right now. Trust me with whatever happens next.  

Now, it’s only been a couple months since that pink fuzzy slipper moment, and I’m a slow learner. I can’t say that I’m great about letting my worries go (yet!). I still spiral almost daily into worrying about what my future will look like. However, when that happens, I remind myself that God’s got me. He’s there to take those worries away and give me peace that surpasses all understanding. I don’t have to know my five-year plan because God knows my whole life. He wants to walk alongside me through thick and thin. Through the stressful and the joyful. No matter what it is, I can be confident that He is there helping me through all of it. 

So if you’re a worrier like me, maybe slip into a pair of pink fuzzy slippers and let them remind you to be where your feet are. God isn’t asking you to map out every detail, He’s inviting you to trust Him with tomorrow so you can fully live in today. And as you take each step, fuzzy slippers or not, He’ll be right there taking every step with you. 

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