Moments of Quiet Truth

S ubmission is sweet. Admitting that I don’t know everything and can’t figure it all out takes courage. It’s an exciting place to be when you admit that you don’t know what’s best for you and you lay your unknown into His hands. You tell Him you know that He knows what’s best for you and you’re tired of fighting for your own will. You ask Him to show you His best and there's an instant calm and peace. You get excited about what He might have in store for you. It's exciting to think that your future may turn out completely different from the way you imagined it.  The sweet confidence found in dependence on Him to figure out the details is amazing. It is pleasant to trust Him.  Some things will remain the same but some things (many things) will change. That's ok. 

" b lessed by the LORD, . . . who had led me by the right way " Gen. 24:48 This verse is taken from the story of Abraham's servant seeking a wife for Isaac. The details that God directed in order for Abraham's servant to find exactly who the Lord had for Isaac are incredible. Nothing escapes His notice and nothing is beyond His reach. Just as He worked on behalf of Isaac, my God works on my behalf. He leads and directs, if only to the next baby step on the path.  "in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there were none of them." Ps. 139:16b "I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. For I know that plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for wholeness and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me. When you seek me with all your heart, I will be found...