I sat and held my precious baby girl the other day and just wept with the thought, "no plan of mine ever lead to this."
Man, isn't that the truth behind Ephesians 3:20, "Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us."
I stared at that face through watery eyes and for a few minutes thought through all the things I had imagined on this journey; for ministry, family, goals...paths I had laid out in my head, even though God told me not to, and not a single one of them EVER had me snuggling another newborn baby in my arms.
In that precious moment of revelation, I heard the sweet, gentle voice of the Lord say to me. "If following me one step at a time got you to here, you can trust me that the unknown steps ahead of you will lead to another beautiful moment you can't come up with on your own."
Another message of trust. Another way the Lord has so gently told me to trust him as I follow after him wholeheartedly only knowing the one next step in front of me. Sometimes those steps are simple (call that girl you don't know and ask her to coffee) and sometimes they feel like giant leaps of faith (quit your job, move halfway across the country, quit another job, sell your house...).
I don't know what my 5 year plan is, or what I want my life to look like in 10 years (or even what we will do when our lease is up in July). I do know today I am called to SEEK, SERVE and LOVE.
- SEEK His face
- SERVE my family well
- LOVE the people in front of me
Each day can be difficult to determine what steps to take, so for now this is my guide, my filter as I prioritize and plan. And I look forward to another day, somewhere down an unexpected path, that I can joyfully say "no plan of mine ever lead to this."
