Trust In God’s Plan
Hello!
In my last post, I talked about God’s Plan. If you did not read that, you should go back and do so! :) I was struggling with understanding what God had planned for me. I was in a time in life where I was questioning where I should be. I made the decision to fully jump into God’s plan and not let my own wants get in the way. I will say, by trusting in God’s plan, my life is very different today.
Trust. That is a very hard word for me to believe in. I was one of the people who always trusted people, no matter if I didn’t know who they were. Trust was such an easy thing for me to do. I had no reason why I shouldn’t trust people. Then, as I got older, trusting people didn’t always end well for me. Now, I fully believe that trust is earned, not given.
I have been a Christian my entire life, so I have loved and known Him for a long time. That does not mean my trust and faith was always and fully in Him. Like all relationships, you have ups and downs. That is how I see God and I’s relationship. I have leaned on God heavily on some things and didn’t on others. Looking back at all my situations, God has been the one solid thing. No matter how I felt in that specific situation, He was always there.
Have you ever looked back onto a situation and thought, “why did I say that,” or “what was I thinking,”? We never have a clear mind in the midst of the situation but we always seem to see the whole picture after the fact. Looking back in my life, God was there in many ways. He was there through different people who were placed in my life and/or for my protection. Whatever the situation was, I can now look back and see that God was there.
The past year, I was going through some things. I was struggling with my job, my friends, relationships, and more. I wasn’t content in life. I felt something missing or something needed to change. That is when I had a long conversation with God and decided to follow His plan for me. I tried my plan, it wasn’t working for me. So I decided to follow His plan and see what he had in store for me. When I made that decision, I felt this fire in me. I felt unbreakable. Then of course, something happened and it made me second guess my decision to follow His plan. I needed to trust in His plan. Like I said earlier; right now in my life trust is earned, not given. I decided to write down some situations where God took care of me. Then I decided to write down some situations where God was not there to help or guide me. Turned out, I couldn’t come up with any situations where God wasn’t there for me. There was my proof that I can and should trust God in this current situation.
It has not been easy but from the time I decided to trust God in my situation to now, I can already see Him working and guiding me where I need to be. It is really cool to look back and see how much I was struggling, not feeling content; to now feeling good and at ease knowing that I don’t need to know, I just need to trust.
In my time of learning what trusting in God meant, I referenced a few passages.
Proverbs 3:1-10 (NIV)
“My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. 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. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Honor the Lord with wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over the new wine.”
There are so many stories in the Bible where an individual had to Trust in God’s plan. You have Noah who built the ark because God instructed him to do so. He was told measurements, who to put on the ark, and Noah had to trust that God had a plan and God would guide them and keep them safe. Abraham trusted in God’s promises and he traveled to unknown land. Moses trusted in God to give him the abilities to lead the Israelites. I can go on and on about the different people in the Bible who was faced with uncertainty and had to trust in God.
Some of you may be like me and who don’t trust very easily and you may have to take a moment and reflect on the areas where God was there for you. We also have the proof in our Bibles. We can read so many stories on how God’s plan was way better than what they had thought. If you are someone who is in that time in life where you are unsure or lost, I would encourage you to have that hard conversation with God and trust Him. I can say, I am living proof that God has guided me, protected me, and knows what is right for me.
I still don’t have it all figured out. I still have to remind myself that God has me. I am here if you need extra prayer or an extra person to lean on.
Created for a purpose.
