The mind
of man plans his way, But the
Lord directs his steps.
We make plans, but
God is the one who opens or closes paths.
What we have to come to realize is that the will of God is always
right. Do we want what God wants? It’s a tough question.
God’s plan is not to
manipulate us or to make us do whatever He wants. His plan is to love us and help us be the
possible best we can be. The more we get
to know God, the most we grasp His love for us, the more we understand how
incredible His way is for us. That is
what I want, and I pray that is what you want too.
Because of our
daughter Ruth’s graduation, preparing for college and all the happenings going
on around us we have been thinking about what steps and plans are ahead. Planning isn’t easy. It isn’t easy especially when there is money
involved and other people or processes that are hard.
Move forward. Get stronger.
Take challenges. Enjoy the
adventure and the journey, and all along the way walk with God.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And
that has made all the difference.
I pray we allow God
to direct our steps. By choosing not to
move forward or not to plan means we dismiss what God has for us. Let God guide you forward, but also let God
make the necessary changes for your good.
No, He doesn’t give us all the details.
We can believe with all our heart that loves us so much that He has our
best and His glory right ahead.
And we know that God causes all things to work
together for good to those who
love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
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