Monday, January 9, 2012

Faith

This devotional I read today spoke right to my heart...because this is just where we are at. We don't know Gods specific plan right now, but we need to keep moving forward in faith.

Don't See How? God Will Make a Wayby Rick Warren “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV) You may be facing a dead end right now — financial, emotional, or relational — but if you will trust God and keep on moving in faith, even when you don’t see a way, he will make a way. It will become more understandable as you head down the path he sets before you, but understanding is not a requirement for you to start down the path. Proverbs 4:18 says, “The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day” (NIV). One day you will stand in the full light of eternity and view the big picture. You’ll see God’s purpose behind the path he specifically chose for you. In the meantime, do what Proverbs 3 says: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Be patient. God knows what he’s doing. God knows what is best for you. He can see the end result. You can’t. All those problems, heartaches, difficulties and delays — all the things that make you ask “why” — will one day be clear in the light of God’s love.But for now, we’re learning to trust God.

2 comments:

Amy Bell said...

Hello! My name is Amy Duhamell-Bell and I went to college with Chris. A friend of ours recommended I read your blog. We recently adopted from Congo and we have been praying about the next step for our family...whatever that might be...Wonderful to read your story.

Amy

Tanya Tiesenga said...

This is an amazing devotional! It is so how I feel we lead our life right now! But I especially know how you feel where you are at right now!! I kept telling myself this over and over when we were still in the states!! I am so glad that God knows the beginning to the end!!!