-C.S Lewis
Today I started thinking what my 'perfect' life would be like....dreaming of changing the world and going on to do BIG and amazing things! In the last few years since college, I have often imagine what future God has for me...and almost every time I find myself a little disappointed. I get so focused on my 'big' future I find myself sad and a little unsettled with my present.
But that stops today. While I will never let go of the desires God has placed in my heart, I am letting go of the burden of discontentment I feel the need to carry every day.
What would the church look like if we all just found joy and contentment in the place God has us in right now?
I know I have so much to be thankful for and I'm ready to live my life in a grateful and grace-filled way. I will never be in a place other than where God has placed me. I am here for a reason. In this place right now because it is God will. I think there is so much comfort in that realization.
God has a plan.
Maybe he's been waiting for me to show my obedience in my present before he unveils the next step. Maybe once I let go of my expectations of the future my eyes will be opened to the opportunities in my present. Maybe the joy that will come from trusting God will supersede the discontentment. No matter what the outcome, I can be sure that God knows the best and his plan is far greater than my own.
But that stops today. While I will never let go of the desires God has placed in my heart, I am letting go of the burden of discontentment I feel the need to carry every day.
What would the church look like if we all just found joy and contentment in the place God has us in right now?
I know I have so much to be thankful for and I'm ready to live my life in a grateful and grace-filled way. I will never be in a place other than where God has placed me. I am here for a reason. In this place right now because it is God will. I think there is so much comfort in that realization.
God has a plan.
Maybe he's been waiting for me to show my obedience in my present before he unveils the next step. Maybe once I let go of my expectations of the future my eyes will be opened to the opportunities in my present. Maybe the joy that will come from trusting God will supersede the discontentment. No matter what the outcome, I can be sure that God knows the best and his plan is far greater than my own.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
