Taking Steps in the Dark

““So in the present case, I tell you, stay away from these men and leave them alone. For if this plan or this work is of human origin, it will fail; but if it is God, you will not overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.” They were persuaded by him.” (Acts 5:38-39)
 
Some people have a five or a ten-year road map for their lives planning everything out where they are going to go to college, at what age they are going to get married, and even where they are going to be in their career. While others might not do a road map to figure out where they will be in the future, they might wait for doors of opportunities to happen to help them get to where they want to be in life. While others just wait on luck to get them where they want to be in life.

Still, many create plans even at work we might make plans who to talk too, what appointments to schedule throughout the day, and even what tasks are necessary that must get done that day. When we try and force things to happen often it can backfire on us and what we were expecting to happen becomes a disappointment and we fail at it. Even our energy, mental and physical well-being may suffer the consequences of trying to do something out of our own efforts.

However, there is hope for if we use wisdom and discernment and realize our own efforts versus God working within the plan then it will not be stopped God’s work will manifest and succeed on its own terms. We must have patience and trust in God’s plan even when we do not know the details, or it feels like we are taking steps one at a time in the dark. Sometimes we can resist God’s plan because it is not something we would want for ourselves a certain job, resources, and even getting assistance in areas that we are struggling. No matter how fast we want something to happen or even try and get somewhere else in life we must have patience and trust in God’s plan for our life.
 
Heavenly Father, may we trust in your plan for our lives, may we not resist you leading us through doors of opportunities.
 
 
Walking with you,
Stacy Watkins