the unknown

I'm learning to trust God with the unknown.  I am not omniscient...big surprise there...and my view is very human.  I can see the past and I can see the now, but I cannot see the future.  For much of my life, this has caused fear and anxiety.  My mind would imagine the worst, and I would end up literally paralyzed by fear of the "what-if".  I suppose in a weird way I wanted to be prepared for whatever came my way.  I struggled to control situations that could produce a version of my greatest fear...rejection...in a vain attempt to avoid it.  I was deceived by the enemy who wanted me to live my life immobilized by fear and anxiety rather than living the abundant life that God has for me.

Praise God!  He set me free from the clutches of the enemy!  He set me free from the need to "figure things out" and control situations!  He set me free from fear and anxiety...especially of the unknown!

My Father God is a patient teacher.  Old ways of thinking can be hard to escape, but whenever I feel myself sliding backwards, I say out loud, "God, I trust you with..."  And then I speak the truth found in the Bible.

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.  Psalm 46:10

For I know the plans that 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

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.  Romans 8:28

I'm learning to embrace the unknown, knowing that God has plans for me that give me hope and a future.  Knowing that God can (and will) work in all things for my good.  Knowing that God is God and He already has things figured out from the beginning of time to the end; there is nothing unknown to Him.  Knowing that my part is to listen to God and be obedient to Him as He leads me on a great adventure into the glorious unknown!