Ever since I've been a little girl I've had a plan for my life, a story per se of how I imagined the best outcome for my life ought to be . Over the years I've placed this story in a gilded frame and made somewhat of a shrine for it, and though I would tell you the things I desire for my life aren't any bad things, I have to admit that my desire for control is. You see I haven't been letting God be God...He is the author of life after all, and He tells me that He has a plan for my life, a plan for good and not for evil...even when I don't understand, and don't see how He can possibly get anything good out of my situation, He sees the bigger picture. Jesus sees the end from the beginning, and the role my life plays in His story. It is a story of redemption, of sacrifice, of a love worth dying for, and I am happy to be included in His masterpiece.
Sometimes the things you don’t see coming in life can blindside you the most: such as a family member being diagnosed with one of those scary words, that somewhere in the back of your mind you thought was reserved for TV medical dramas. I’ve learned that God is so much bigger than any fear that may try to creep into our heart. We’re human: flesh, and blood, God remembers our frame that we are dust...but He is eternal, our God who gives strength to the weak, and power to the powerless. I remember at what felt like my most hopeless moment, in a pit of disbelief at what was happening around me, and feeling so utterly alone, suddenly I could feel God’s Presence, palpably...it felt like I was surrounded totally, in His arms. The angst, and worry flew away, and I was completely at peace, and felt I could get through the rest of the day. Jesus is the Prince of Peace, and is available to give us this comfort if we will come to Him. We don’t have to have it all together. Perhaps in your momen...
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