SO MUCH I DON’T KNOW

Does anyone else have this issue? I like to know the ultimate destination before I take the first step. Of course, I do and of course you do. But I want more. I like to print a map I can hold in my hand with all the routes, alternative routes, ETA, and cost of fuel.

Is that the way God works? Look at these verses: Psalm 25:4-5a: “Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me.”

Here is my reality. I don’t have it all figured out. Only God does and He is not giving a map. He’s only giving the next turn.

I have no idea what is in the future or past the next turn. I’m not positive how to plan. I know that just because I can do something doesn’t mean I need to do it. Some things are assignments and others are distractions. When I meet new people I don’t know if I am intended to minister to them or if they are put in my life to minister to me. Just last week I called a lady that I assumed I was supposed to pour into. It was just the opposite. She poured into me.. When God puts a relationship like that in my path, I don’t know if they are intended to be only short-term relationships or permanent relationships. Sometimes they aren’t supposed to be relationships at all. They could be decoys from the devil. On the other hand, they may be direct answers to prayer. There are so many things I don’t know. I have found that the Bible tells principles, but it rarely spells out specifics.

Out of all the things I don’t know, there is one thing I know for sure. I know that God loves me and is always with me. I don’t need to know any specifics if I have the Guide inside of me and beside me. If that is true I don’t have to have anything spelled out in advance. All I need to do is trust God and follow His turn-by-turn directions. That’s all you need to do, as well..

You don’t need to know all the turns, only the next one. It’s never about the destination. It’s all about faith, trust, and the journey. It’s never about results. It’s about relationship. Where you are going next is irrelevant. He may just be taking you for a “JOY” ride! What fun!

Oswald Chambers said, “What we see as only the process of reaching a particular end, God sees as the goal itself.” That, my friend, is profound!