Bean loves to talk about the future.
· I’m going to be an animal doctor. (Super cool!)
· I get to wear make-up when I’m 12. (Bring on the teenage years…)
· I’m going to marry John like you’re married to Daddy. (No, you can't marry your
brother.)
· I’m going to Pre-K. (So excited!)
· Soon I’ll be 8, then 9, and then 10! (Slow down baby girl.)
I get jealous that she has this excitement, this passion for her future. She exudes no fear when it comes to the unknown. She embraces it and runs free like the wind. I,
on the other hand, have the incessant need to plan. I can put together scenarios from A to Z, with sub-points in between. I try to come up with every possible option because I’m scared of the unknown.
Though she doesn’t fully understand fear of the “one day,” she has taught me a few lessons.
Lesson 1: Trust in the Lord.
· I’m going to be an animal doctor. (Super cool!)
· I get to wear make-up when I’m 12. (Bring on the teenage years…)
· I’m going to marry John like you’re married to Daddy. (No, you can't marry your
brother.)
· I’m going to Pre-K. (So excited!)
· Soon I’ll be 8, then 9, and then 10! (Slow down baby girl.)
I get jealous that she has this excitement, this passion for her future. She exudes no fear when it comes to the unknown. She embraces it and runs free like the wind. I,
on the other hand, have the incessant need to plan. I can put together scenarios from A to Z, with sub-points in between. I try to come up with every possible option because I’m scared of the unknown.
Though she doesn’t fully understand fear of the “one day,” she has taught me a few lessons.
Lesson 1: Trust in the Lord.
“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.” Proverbs 3:5-6
It’s a struggle for me to trust God 100%. I put my toes in the water to test it, but never fully dive in to be submerged in Him. It’s easy for me to give up the “little” things. I need to remember that everything to God is “little.” Nothing is too big for Him.
Lesson 2: Though I have my own plans, God’s are more exciting than my own.
Lesson 2: Though I have my own plans, God’s are more exciting than my own.
“Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.”
Ecclesiates 3:11
<<Sigh>>. For the last month, I have been planning for an event to happen. It finally did. So what’s the problem? It didn’t turn out the way I had planned. See, I gave Him the issue. Well…a little bit. I prayed for the outcome I wanted, not what He wanted. I soon realized that my plan was stressful. My Man, who is very calm and collected, was not having it. When he’s stressed, you know it’s bad! So instead of dwelling on my broken plan, I thanked Him for giving us an answer.
There is another season that our family could be put in; a life-altering season. I
don’t know what His plans are for us and I’m grateful that He gave us a heart for desires. I’m just praying that my desires will line up with His.
Lesson 3: Hope in the Lord.
There is another season that our family could be put in; a life-altering season. I
don’t know what His plans are for us and I’m grateful that He gave us a heart for desires. I’m just praying that my desires will line up with His.
Lesson 3: Hope in the Lord.
“Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God!”
Psalm 42:11
As David says, “Why am I discouraged?” I think about those times <<key in adult tantrum>> and how the focus is on me. Yikes! This verse reminds me to put my hope in my God and praise Him for who He is, NOT for what He can do for me.
God doesn’t want us to worry. He wants us to know and understand that HE is in control and has great plans (AMAZING PLANS) for us.
Kate
God doesn’t want us to worry. He wants us to know and understand that HE is in control and has great plans (AMAZING PLANS) for us.
Kate