The other day I was journaling and if I'm being honest, I was a little mad at God. Sometimes God leads you to a destination but doesn't give you all the facts, all the knowledge, or all the understanding for why you are going, what you will be doing, and how long it will last. Instead of unconditionally trusting God, we get scared and beg of Him, sometimes demand of Him, the master plan. There are times in our lives when He gives clear vision for the destination but there are times in our lives where it is more about the journey then it is the destination.
Our lives are consumed with plans. No matter what you want to do whether it be working out, dieting, cleaning, budgeting, reading, etc...everything has a 30 day plan. Day one everything seems exciting and hopeful, you get this fire inside of you that says, "I'm going to do this!" "A month from now everything will be different." The problem is that day number three arrives and you've already failed or fallen behind and then the whole month is ruined before the first week is even over. It's amazing how determination can quickly turn into self-destruction as we beat ourselves up for not making this month the month of change.
How we live our lives and how we try to put everything into a 30 day plan is often how we try to live spiritually, we try to force God into giving us a 30 day plan that maps out the road before us and tells us exactly who we will be or what we can achieve if we just stick to it. God is screaming out to us to live our lives ONE DAY AT A TIME. One day at a time? God how will I know where I'm supposed to be going or if I'm achieving the goal if I don't know the entire plan?
I think God doesn't give us the whole plan not only so we will trust and rely on Him fully but because as it states in Matthew 7:13-14, "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." The gate is narrow and the way is hard. If we knew just how difficult the road was before us, many of us wouldn't even get out of bed in the morning. God has a purpose for each of us, a plan that requires us to trust Him when the road is hard and when the journey becomes lonely. God knows we can't always handle the entire plan but that doesn't mean He doesn't intend to take us on the journey, it means He leads us one step at a time, one day at a time.
We have a God that doesn't set us up to fail, we have a God who cheers us on every step of the way. He doesn't want you to fail on day three, or get overwhelmed by day five. He knows that the journey is long and that the road is narrow. Every morning He awakes us, holds out His hand, and says, "lets go a little further, shall we."
Our lives are consumed with plans. No matter what you want to do whether it be working out, dieting, cleaning, budgeting, reading, etc...everything has a 30 day plan. Day one everything seems exciting and hopeful, you get this fire inside of you that says, "I'm going to do this!" "A month from now everything will be different." The problem is that day number three arrives and you've already failed or fallen behind and then the whole month is ruined before the first week is even over. It's amazing how determination can quickly turn into self-destruction as we beat ourselves up for not making this month the month of change.
How we live our lives and how we try to put everything into a 30 day plan is often how we try to live spiritually, we try to force God into giving us a 30 day plan that maps out the road before us and tells us exactly who we will be or what we can achieve if we just stick to it. God is screaming out to us to live our lives ONE DAY AT A TIME. One day at a time? God how will I know where I'm supposed to be going or if I'm achieving the goal if I don't know the entire plan?
I think God doesn't give us the whole plan not only so we will trust and rely on Him fully but because as it states in Matthew 7:13-14, "Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few." The gate is narrow and the way is hard. If we knew just how difficult the road was before us, many of us wouldn't even get out of bed in the morning. God has a purpose for each of us, a plan that requires us to trust Him when the road is hard and when the journey becomes lonely. God knows we can't always handle the entire plan but that doesn't mean He doesn't intend to take us on the journey, it means He leads us one step at a time, one day at a time.
We have a God that doesn't set us up to fail, we have a God who cheers us on every step of the way. He doesn't want you to fail on day three, or get overwhelmed by day five. He knows that the journey is long and that the road is narrow. Every morning He awakes us, holds out His hand, and says, "lets go a little further, shall we."
