It's been a crazy one.
But good.
I spent some time reflecting today on the happenings of these past few weeks, and immediately this verse came to mind:
The LORD is the portion of my
inheritance and my cup;
You support my lot.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.
Psalm 16:5-6
God is so good. He never tells us this life will be easy. In fact, He guarantees quite the opposite. Hardship, trouble, disaster, turmoil, you name it. But He promises He will never leave. He promises to work ALL THINGS together for the good of those who love Him. Oh, why do I ever doubt His provision?
We serve a God that loves us as a Father does, and desires good things for His children. What good father doesn't? I love when Jesus talks about this Fatherly love that God has for us in the gospels. He says, "what father among you, if your son asks for bread, would give him a stone?" No! Our Father deeply desires to give us the desires of our hearts. It's just that sometimes, our desires are not His. But once our will and His align, there is no end to the blessings God longs to pour out on His children.
And as if we deserve it!
We don't. I don't. Not by a long shot.
But He gives anyway. Because He.loves.us.
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I read this during my devotional time this week:
"Our natural inclination is to be so precise - trying always to forecast accurately what will happen next - that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing. We think that we must reach some predetermined goal, but that is not the nature of the spiritual life. The nature of the spiritual life is that we are certain about our uncertainty. Consequently, we do not put down roots. Certainty is the maker of the commonsense life - gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life. To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways, not knowing what tomorrow may bring. This is generally expressed with a sigh of sadness, but it should be an expression of breathless expectation. We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. As soon as we abandon ourselves to God and do the task He has placed closest to us, HE begins to fill our lives with surprises."
-Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest
Wow. That message, I know, was divinely appointed for me to read this past week.
I so long to live a life where I am 100%, completely certain in my uncertainty. And that will only come from knowing and relying on the love God has for me (see 1 John 4:16). The more I know God, the more I know that it is in the uncertain places in my life that He has room to step in and work miracles. When I go around with all plans fully made and a direct vision of where I've been and where I'm going next, I say to God that I've got it covered. That my plans are set. How freeing and humbling it is to step out of the drivers seat. The miracle of it all is that as He prys my fingers loose of the death-grip I have on my life, and as I helplessly succumb, suddenly I'm living. Truly living.
And that, my friends, is what my God is doing for me.
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