If there is one thing that I’ve learned in my life, it is that
just when I think I have things figured out…I realize that I don’t. Just when I think I see the puzzle pieces
falling into place, someone or something rearranges them. But if I look at things realistically, I’m
pretty sure that that is just “life” and at my age I should be used to it by
now!
I’ve been thinking the last couple of days about how I usually
react when a change or detour occurs.
Sometimes I handle it well, but there are times when I think I spend way
too much time overanalyzing every detail.
I tend to be a teensy bit of a perfectionist (ok some of you can stop
laughing now), and as a result, I feel the need to pick apart the reason for
every change. “What caused this to
happen?” “What did I do wrong to bring
about this detour?” “What incorrect
decision did I make to blow God’s entire plan for my life, causing Him to have
to totally redraw the blueprints He had for me?” Yes, sometimes I’m a little “over the top”.
But another thing I’ve learned in my life is that I am not alone
in feeling this way. I talk to a lot of
people, and quite often I hear them say similar things. Their words may be different than mine…but
often their underlying theme mimics mine.
In essence, I often hear them say, “Well I really blew it this time when
I made the wrong decision and now God is going to make me pay the price.”
The problem with this type of thought process is that we often
tend to fear every decision we make. We
stew and fret and pray until our knees are calloused, but still put off making
decisions because we worry that we will make the wrong ones and God will be
ticked at us. I think it is good for us
to not always rush into making plans, but there comes a time when we need to
trust God, knowing that He knows our heart and wants the very best for us.
I recently came across this graphic and as soon as I read it, I
laughed out loud. Oh how good it was for
me to be reminded that if I think I have blown God’s plan for my life, I need
to rest in the fact that I am not that powerful! In other words, I need to remember that I am
not God. Only God is God and He is so
powerful that He can accomplish in me and through me whatever He deems
best…even when I make a wrong decision or mess things up. Again, He knows my heart and if I have prayed
for direction on something in my life, there comes a time when I need to take
action and move forward. If it ends up
being the wrong decision, my God is powerful enough to still accomplish His
plan, even with my mistakes.
Are you berating yourself today, feeling like your decisions or
actions have blown God’s plan for your life?
Allow me to let you in on a little secret: you are not God nor are you that
powerful. Whatever you have done, He is
mighty enough to still accomplish His plans in you and through you.
Are you putting off making a decision because you are petrified
that you will make the wrong one? I want
to urge you to take a deep breath and relax.
Spend time in prayer, asking God to give you direction, and then move
ahead. He knows your heart and can see
that you want to do His will and so even if you make the wrong decision, He can
still work everything out. Yes, it may
mean that you will have an unexpected detour or the puzzle pieces will need to
be rearranged. But in the end, your
life’s picture will be absolutely perfect because God is just that powerful!
“And we know that God causes everything to
work together for the good of those who love God
and are called according to his purpose for them.”
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