Three weeks ago I didn’t know. Two weeks ago I didn’t know. A week ago I still didn’t know. Even right now, I don’t know. I don’t know “what’s next” in my life, at least as far as a job or a career go. I’ve debated auditioning for Cirque Du Soleil but considering I can barely bend my fingers back, I’m guessing body contortion isn’t in my future. 🙂 But here’s the thing: the Lord never promised He would give us the 10-year-plan. Sometimes we don’t even get the 10-minute-plan. It’s not that He is a God of confusion; it’s that He wants us to trust Him. Always. Every minute of every day. I don’t need the big picture because He is the Big Picture.
He has promised to provide our daily bread, and never in my life have I noticed His care as much as I have these last few months. The trip itself contained instance after instance where His divine protection, provision and power were undeniable, but He has not stopped leaving me in complete awe since I returned home. He has taken care of me financially, from providing house-sitting and babysitting jobs to even opening the door so I’m able to write and work for a local magazine. He has given me a rent-free home, (thanks to my wonderful parents). He has blessed me with truly incredible friends, who constantly shower me with their love, encouragement and prayers. I’m humbled. I’m astounded. I’m overwhelmed.
Wait a second. I just realized I was wrong. The Lord has in fact given us the 10-minute-plan, the 10-year-plan, the 50-year-plan. “Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35. His love cloaks us. His grace pierces us. His mercy renews us. His forgiveness carries us. His peace upholds us. The circumstances of life are like gas prices, postage stamps and jelly bean flavors: always changing. But the Lord and His promises are constant. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8. Today we’re in His hands. Tomorrow we’re in His hands. In 2043 we’re in His hands. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.
