This morning I drove to an Upwards basketball game for my step dad's team. As I was driving, I went from beautiful sunlight to thick fog. This fog was the kind where you could only see maybe 5 feet in front of you. You couldn't see anything at a distance, because it was enveloped in this all encompassing fog. I got to thinking how this is a lot like the Christian walk. It's like we are walking in thick fog.
As Christians, Christ gives us all the light we need to take the next step. However, many times we can't see what lies further down the road. It is enveloped in fog and is unclear to us at the moment. I don't know if I am the only one who freaks out about this, but since I am a planner and a long-term one at that, I don't like not knowing what is going to come around the next bend. I want to know now what will occur in a few weeks, months, or years. I would love to be able to see down the road and see me happily married in a year or two to a great man of God. Then go a little further and see me and my husband with kids. It does not occur this way though. God may bring those things about in His time. For now, I can only see about 5 feet in front of me.
I can see just enough to take the steps God wants me to take today. Yesterday is history and tomorrow is not guaranteed, so today is all I have. What I do with the light Christ gives me is up to me. Will I take the steps on the path He lights up for me and trust Him with what is coming? Or will I stray and try to take an easier path that looks more fulfilling at the moment? I am learning to stay on the path Christ has for me and take the steps He calls me to take. Sometimes it is a little scary, but the light of the world goes with me and has paved the path before me.
If I am faithful to stay on the path God has called me to, He will bless me. I may go through trials and times of difficulty, but He will bring me through triumphantly. I have the victory in Christ Jesus! It's time to stop being fearful, worrisome, and doubtful about God's plan. He is God and Lord of my life. He knows what He is doing so much better than me!
I will choose to stay on the path of righteousness, hard as it may be at times, and even though I can't see down the road very far. I have no idea what Christ will bring me to next year, next month, next week, or even tomorrow. But I know one thing: that He who I trust in is faithful. He always has been and He always will be. Proverbs 3:5-6 states "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths."
I will trust in the Lord with all my heart. I will choose to not lean on my own plans, thoughts, and desires. Instead, I will strive to acknowledge Him in everything I say and do. When I do these things, the Lord will direct me in the way He would have me go. What a beautiful promise from God!
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