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Your Steps Are Established

When feeling unsure I find that opening my Bible and seeing what God has to say is a good place to start.

Christiana Hall
Sep 06, 2016
North Carolina State University
Your Steps Are Established
Christiana Hall

As I sit here on a rainy Friday afternoon typing this article, I find myself thinking about the future and what I want to do with my life. Scary thoughts. I know. As I am now in my third year of college I have some kind of idea what I want to do, but I am still not 100% sure.

When feeling unsure (at least for me) I find that opening my Bible and seeing what God has to say is a good place to start. My search led me to Proverbs where I came across this verse that really struck me.

Proverbs 16:9

“In their hearts human beings plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”

“Wow. So true” is what I thought as I read that verse. I had been trying to plan out my life, plan my own course. But God. God established my steps. Not just my plans but each step. This made me feel so encouraged. You see as a follower of Christ I have decided to give my life to God, committing my plans to him rather than focusing on the plans that I have for myself. I still make plans and worry, but I can hold tight the promise that the Lord will establish my steps.

And then I came across a verse in Ephesians that I thought tied nicely into the idea of plans and the future.

Ephesians 3:20

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine according to his power at work within us”

God has a plan for me, and a plan for you. And he is able to do immeasurable more than all we can imagine. For me that’s a pretty crazy thought, because I know I have some crazy dreams.

Remembering promises like the ones found in these verses gives me the courage to look to the future with big expectations of what God can do through me.

At the end of the day I really do want to drop my plans, fully trusting that the Lord will establish my steps. This is something hard to do especially for people like me who love to plan. I don’t know about you but each week I like to go to my agenda and make plans, whether that be planning my dinners for the week, or when I am going to have coffee with a friend, or even when I am going to study for my Spanish exam I love to plan it out.

While it is good to stay organized and make plans I think it is important to leave room for God. He can do IMMESURABLY more than all we can imagine. I don’t know about you but that makes me want to make God a part of my plans.

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