My Future: God's Way

If God revealed our future to us, we would have no reason to continue our relationship with Him. We wouldn't need to rely and grow closer to Him. Our journey towards our future develops our relationship with God, helps us to continue to grow in our faith and learn to the true meaning of surrender. By leaving our future up to God, we can see how powerful He truly is and learn how to trust Him completely. He doesn't leave us in the dark about our future. He guides us through life everyday and slowly reveals His plans according to HIS perfect timing.

I was looking through old papers and journals and found these thoughts that I wrote this past fall on College Tours. When the girls were at "Barbie Night" at Moody, I was really thinking about my future plans: what to study in college, my future career, etc. Afterward, we took a walk through Chicago and one of the girls from the floor came and talked to me about this. It was really nice to talk to someone who was going through the same type of struggles. She told me that she had these same thoughts in high school and is still waiting for God's timing on some issues in her life.

I'm looking at these words now and, oddly enough, am still struggling in this area. I feel God is revealing some parts of my life, but then continuing to hold off on others. I think that not knowing God's plan for certain areas helps me grow more in my walk with Him. This is similar to other relationships in our life. If you knew everything about someone, you probably wouldn't want to spend as much time with that person. It's the idea of pursuit. If there is no mystery, there is nothing more to go after. The more time you spend with the person, the more you get to know them. You will never reach the point where your know EVERYTHING about that person, but you'll be able to understand them better each time you talk to them.

As frustrating as it is to wait, I'm happy that God loves me that much. He wants me to yearn for Him and our relationship. He wants me to learn that I need to let Him be in complete control and surrender my future plans because He knows what it is best for my life. Right now, I'm waiting for God to reveal plans about college, but I know I'll still struggle with His will for my life long after college.

I love when God does show me something and I can look back and see how much I grew through that waiting period. It's incredible to see how God continues to work in my life. I'm excited to think about what He has planned for my future.