Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Do you ever get frustrated trying to figure out God's plan for your life? I know I do. I can't tell you how many times I thought I had God's plan figured out for me, only to end up realizing that I was wrong.
Just look at Abraham. God told him he was going to make a great nation out of him, yet he had no kids. When Sarah started getting pretty old, he started to get worried that she wouldn't be able to have any kids, and that God would not be able to keep His promise. So, what did he do? He thought: I know, God must have wanted me to get with the maid.
Ha! Doesn't that just sound stupid? We hear that and think: how dumb could he be? Why would God need him to make a nation with the maid and not his wife? He created the whole world! Don't they realize that God can handle this? I bet Abraham never thought his little mistake would create 2 nations that would be at war with each other for what seems like forever!!
We laugh....but how many of us think things just as dumb in our own lives? Honestly...I know I do. So many times, I think I got God figured out, and i start to map out multiple steps ahead in my life, instead of just worrying about what God wants me to do today. I end up completely wrong every time, and then i get frustrated!
Can i tell you something? God doesn't need us to help Him out with his plan. In fact, God doesn't even want us to worry about His long term plans for our life....He just wants us to trust Him, and do whatever He's asking us to do today, and let Him worry about what we're supposed to do tomorrow.
So, today, I say let's drop the stress!! I know i could use a little less stress, ha! I already have enough stress with 3 kids running around! I say let's ask God what he wants us to do today, and then tomorrow, let's get up and ask Him again.
What do you say?
