Being human, it's extremely hard to wait on God to move in our lives, instead of just going ahead and doing what we think we want for our lives. Sometimes, I feel like it would be easier if God didn't have a plan for us, and we were allowed to create our own plan. Though, if this was reality, I'm sure there would be a lot more unhappy people in the world. We don't know what is best for us in our lives. We can't see the future and see if how things will play out for the better. That's why, no matter how hard, we have to wait for our God in Heaven to guide us down the path that he has for us. He knows our likes, our dislikes, our ambitions, our hopes, our dreams, and He won't let us down with the plan that he has sewn together for us.
I know that I fail at waiting for God's will every single day. There are so many dreams and things that I want to accomplish in my life, but the question is, is this what God wants for my life as well? How am I supposed to know what God wants? What happens to my own dreams?
My absolute dream is to move somewhere in Europe. I want to experience the culture and live independently. I want to meet new people and gain more knowledge. Sometimes, I want to go so bad, it makes me want to pull my hair out. I start to feel as if I will never get out of the area that I've lived my whole life. Unfortunately then, I get frustrated with God because I don't want to go if it's not God's will, but, I still really want to go. I question God by asking why He would want me to stay where I am and be partially happy, instead of allowing me to follow my dreams, so that I could be happier. But who am I to say if I would be happier somewhere else? I can't answer this question. Only God can. God could be setting up a way for me to move next month, or He could be opening up a great opportunity for me at the area I'm currently in. I simply can't rush God. He has a time set aside for every thing that is going to happen in my life. He is looking at my timeline right now, and seeing what I will be doing a minute from now, an hour from now, a month, year, ten years. He has it all under control, and I've just got to wait on Him. If I'm meant to move, I believe God will bring me happiness, if I'm meant to stay, I believe God will bring me happiness. God isn't God of dread, He is God of light.
My advice for anyone that is waiting for God to show you His will is to surround yourself with happiness. Read your Bible every day, talk to God, pray that He would show you His will for your life, find things that you love, try new things. Anything that is going to keep you happy. God isn't trying to make you unhappy by making you wait, God is making you stronger and preparing you for what He has in store for you. God wants you to become closer to Him by reading your Bible and talking with Him. He wants you to find things that you love in life; reading, basketball, video games, or whatever the case may be. Surround yourself with the things that make you happy, and God's will will play out before you know it.
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." -Proverbs 3:5-6
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