About a week ago I was reading my devotional book "Jesus Calling" and loved what I had read. It struck me how often I worry about what my future holds, on a daily basis something about my future goes through me mind. As I read I realized how much of my time is consumed by wanting to know what the future holds and just wishing everything would be going the way I wanted them to be going.
I quickly had to check myself, Why am I worry about my future SO much? I have no need to worry, yes it is something all humans do, but why so much? I don't know why, but what I did learn long ago and it was brought back to my attention is that God is leading me step by step through life. I have no reason to worry. Yes, things may not go as I planned, but God has a plan and there is a reason for the trials we go through and the good things we go through. He has a plan for all of it.
Daily I try my hardest to give my day to the Lord, trying not to worry and stress about where the day will go, how many customers I will have at the coffee shop, worrying about money, what will I be doing in a month or will I be going to the lodge this summer. I have no reason to worry, God has got His hands all over my life.
The future is a huge secret, slowly showing itself to me daily and I just have to be patient and let it come to me as God is ready to show me what is next. I know that if I knew what all was going to happen in my life, I would not be happy because I know I would figure out a way to try and make it better, better to my likings. I would have nothing to look forward to and life would in turn be pretty lame.
So the fact that my future is a secret to me, but God has it all planned is wonderful! Yes I am sure I will want to change things as they come, but I must just remember the grand plan that God has for my life. I am here to glorify Him and share His love with those around me. I am part of the body of Christ. I was not put on earth to worry about my future, but to love and to be a light to others.
My future is in the hands of the Creator, He is my Father, He loves me and wants what is best. He saved me. I think I can handle not knowing every little detail of my life and I am okay with not getting what I want. I pray that the desires of my heart are the desires that God places on my heart and makes me passionate about.
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