Wednesday, May 16, 2012
God's Good Plan
I have been thinking a lot lately about God's sovereignty in our lives because we have been running up against what feels like a significant amount of closed doors (or maybe not so many closed doors- just big doors that get closed). Things like school for Tripp, jobs for Nelson, selling our house and the like. Every one of those things has so far not turned out the way I had planned. I don't have too hard of a time remembering that God is in control, but I have a really really hard time remembering that his plans for our lives are good. Like the fact that we might stay in our house that is small, or that so far, Nelson has not found a new job. Being the planner that I am, I have a hard time believing that when things do not go the way I think they should, that God somehow messed up or my memo to Him about the great ideas I had for our lives somehow got lost in the mail. I all too often ask why and don't trust the fact that God has a plan- a different plan and a good plan, whether it seems or feels that way to me (and most likely it doesn't). So while I struggle on a daily basis to accept where we are in life right now, I try to remember that God is good- all.the.time.
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SUCH a good reminder for me today, Em - I struggle a lot with this too! I was just talking to the parents of a client today about how they know what's best for their child, even if she disagrees with them or fights them on it. They see the whole picture and are doing what is best for her needs, even if she wants something else. It hit me that God does the exact same thing with us. Definitely something I need to remember on the days when I'm crying because I feel like He isn't giving me what I want! He promises to always work for our good & His glory - we just have to redefine "good" sometimes. :) (P.S. Love the new look on the blog - very cool!)
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