Trust His Direction
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6, ESV
I have often been told to be careful of what you pray for because God will answer, but it may not be in the way you think. This morning I prayed and asked God to take control of my day and let it be according to His will. Well, I had my plans, and when we make our plans, we can quickly forget what we asked God to do.
I had the idea that I was going to fulfill a couple of appointments I had made and afterwards I was going to go for a run. I was so excited to get outside in the fresh air and just have a nice even pace run! Everything was going as planned and I was on my way back home to change for my run when I somehow passed my exit off the freeway.
I was a bit annoyed that I had made that mistake, but I thought, “Oh well. God must want me to see something different on this exit.” I did see a couple of things that God drew my attention to pray for as I passed by that I would have missed if I had gotten off on the other exit.
I was about two miles from my house when it started to rain. I thought, “Well it’s just a light drizzle. It will still be fine to run.” By the time I got home the rain was really coming down and I could feel this anxiousness rising inside of me. I knew that it would be a miserable run if I ran six miles outside, so I decided on going to the gym instead. I don’t like running in the gym because it is so boring and there’s no fresh air. I went to the gym reluctantly and started my run. By the time I was on my second mile on the treadmill, I noticed that it had stopped raining outside. I was so tempted to head out and finish the run, but God reminded me that I had asked Him to direct my path today.
We may never know why God ordains our day differently than what we plan. Sometimes it may seem there is no reason at all, but we must trust that God knows best and He is always working things out for our good; even when we can’t see the outcome! Amen.
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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