God Has A Plan For Me
"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul." -- Psalm 143:8
I want a map. I'm pretty good at following road maps so I figure a map would be a good thing for me. Of course, God would probably remind me that I do miss turns, get sidetracked and end up losing my way. Okay. Maybe I need more than a map.
It's just that I get frustrated sometimes trying to figure out which way God wants me to go. I am easily distracted. I do make wrong turns. Some days I get so caught up in what I want that I can't tell if God is speaking or I'm just hearing what I want to hear. Know what I mean?
It's in those times that I try to make myself take a deep breath and a quiet interlude. I read a little scripture and ask God to tell me what to do. Then I do something that can be quite difficult for me. I shut up. How else am I ever going to hear God's voice?
Of course, that doesn't always mean He's ready to speak. He has been known to let me contemplate things for days and days. Sometimes longer. God's timing and mine frequently aren't the same. I am a want it now kind of person. He's all about teaching me patience and showing me that good things are worth the wait.
I'll always be a work in progress. I'll probably always be impatient, looking up at God and asking "what now?" But that's the important part. Seeking God. Asking for His Will and His advice, even on the things that seem trivial and unimportant to others. If it's important to me, it's important to Him. It took me a long time to get that point.
I don't know where my future is headed. Or even if I have a future. But I trust God. I know He has a plan. I know He loves me and wants good things for me. And most days that's really all I need to know.
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