More importantly, tonight God has laid it on my heart to write about one of my favorite passages of scripture, Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take" (NLT). These have become some of my 'life verses.' They are a constant reminder to me to completely rely on God, knowing that He has a perfect plan for my life. This can be hard when I may not always be able to see the big picture from where I'm standing, but that is why we are to "not depend on [our] own understanding." God knows what He's doing, and we can trust in Him to work all things together for our good (Romans 8:28). That His comforting promise to us. After all, He is a good God who is good ALL the time. He loves us and wants what is best for us. Therefore, we can trust in His plan for our life, and when we are faced with anxiety and fear about our future we can just let it go and let God lead you knowing that He is in control! That is a comforting truth.
When we seek God and His will in our life, He promises to guide us and "show [us] what path to take." As a writer I sometimes think of God as the author of my life. I know that He's written a beautiful story for me, even though I cannot see beyond the 'page' that I'm currently on in my life at the moment. I can 'reread' (look back) on all that He has done for me so far, and see how He is brilliantly connecting all the details of my life together in a way that is so perfect and ultimately brings glory to Him. Like an author plans out their story to write, God has a plan for our life. He sees the beginning, middle, and end, though we cannot see the whole story yet. Therefore, doesn't it make more sense to trust in Him who sees everything and knows what is going to happen, rather than to rely on our own extremely limited understanding? Another connection I've made is that like writers care about their characters and know them better than anyone else, so God cares about us and knows us perfectly more than we even know ourselves. He knows the desires of our hearts and He has written a story that is going to work out everything in our life for our good, for a purpose, and for His glory. Trust Him. Let go of your fear of the unknown, and have faith in His story for you because it is better than anything we can write for ourselves.
I have included a link to an encouraging song by one of my favorite Christian artists, Jamie Grace. "The Waiting" is a song that often helps to calm my fears about how things are going to turn out in my future by reminding me that God is in control. Enjoy.