“God surpasses our dreams when we reach past our personal plans and agenda to grab the hand of Christ and walk the path he chose for us. He is obligated to keep us dissatisfied until we come to him and his plan for complete satisfaction.”
― Beth Moore
It is so easy to try and do things my way.
The most common questions I get asked these days are “What are you doing now?” or “What’s next?”
These questions challenge me to think about what I am doing? Where I am going?
But, in reality, it is not about me.
It is about God.
What is God’s will for my life?
I have no idea what I am even going to do this year?
I have no plans.
That is terrifying…..
And exciting.
I have a general idea where I would like to end up doing, but I have no clue what the next step is. For some reason though, I do not need to know. I felt a peace.
I knew deep down that God, the author of my dreams and desires, would be able to organize my life. My job is to simply take the next right step, whatever that may be.
Your Will Done Your Way.
I can’t seem to get these words out of my head. I tend to feel more anxious when I try to follow my way.
My Will Done My Way.
That is often the way I want to run things. The problem is that things often go COMPLETELY wrong!
Somehow, I think I am going in the right direction or doing things the right way, but often I find that my way is not working.
Your Will Done Your Way.
There is a lot of unknowns this year such as jobs, therapy, and life. But the awesome thing, is that no matter what I do, God has got it. He holds everything in His capable hands.
When I graduated college, I was convinced that pediatric hematology/oncology was where I was called. I was fascinated by genetic blood disorders and desired to research them overseas. Now, my desires have changed a little. While I still think that would be interesting and needed, I’m thinking about rehab nursing now. Never in a million years would I have considered it before, but now it’s on my mind. I know what it’s like to be in rehab. I know how frustrating it is when you’re thinking really hard, but your body isn’t cooperating. I can relate because I’ve been there.
It’s funny how God changes our dreams. It’s not about me—it’s about God’s love for the whole world.
Sometimes, we think that if we give God our desires, passions, and wants, then he will trick us and give us something we don’t want.
That is the opposite of what he does.
He places passions, gifts and talents in my hearts and lives for a specific purpose.
He CREATED us for a specific purpose.
He may reveal his will for my lives in small amounts, and it may look different than I initially plan it to be.
God is in the business of creating dreams and changing them to fit His passion for loving the world.
Ultimately, his plan is infinitely greater than anything that I could dream up.
I mean, he is the CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE!
“It is about the greatness of God, not the significance of man. God made man small and the universe big to say something about himself.”
— John Piper
Fearless at Heart 