There are many times in life, and in my own particular, that I am thoroughly confused as to why somethings happen.
I know I'm not the only one. Most of us are probably confused about life a good 90% of the time. The other 10% we either know what's going on, or are just winging it. I'm all about winging life, but sometimes I get stumped. I find myself saying, either out loud or in my head, God, why is this happening right now? What could this possibly mean? What is the purpose of this situation?
Now, obviously, we've all muttered those questions above before. It's hard hearing the response, God has a plan for all of this or trust God. This is easier said than done. I've said those things, and I've been on the receiving end. I know, first hand, it's hard. As much as I don't want to sometimes, because that's just my human, sinful nature taking over, I have to believe that. As hard as it might be, the best thing to do is pray.
I quote this verse a lot, but Jeremiah 29:11 clearly says, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." Everyone knows this, right? But do we continue to read beyond that? Verse 12 says, "Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you." In tough situations, we know that everything has a reason, and we know there is a plan for whatever is going on. What we fail to do sometimes, its pray about it. God may know our life, but he still wants to hear from us. He wants to hear our frustration, our anger, even if he does know about it already. Communication is key in any relationship, and that goes for the one we have with God as well.
Sometimes praying and trusting in God is the only thing you can do. I can be a fixer sometimes. I want to fix things that are broken, and when things are out of my control I can't stand it. Let's be honest, most things are out of our control. And for someone like me, that sucks. It's a lesson I keep on learning, and I'm sure God face palms every time I attempt to control things. Or maybe He laughs. I'd laugh at me too.
There are plenty of verses in the bible that tell you to Trust in God. I could name a few, but I'm sure you already know them. Something compelled to write this out before my next class. Maybe it's because I'm going through a situation with the same feelings right now. Maybe it's because someone else is too and needed this. I don't know, and I'm not sure I'll ever know why I chose to write this right now.
I do know two things to be sure though:
1. God is always listening, even if it feels like He's not.
2. Everything works out, according to His plan for your life.
*if this looks familiar to you, it's probably because you read it on my blog earlier this week. My apologies.*
