Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Psalm 119:105 NIV
In his book, The Fulfillment Factor, Mike Kendrick writes: “Having a vision for your future isn’t like having a GPS in your car. You can and should make long-term plans, but God will never give you every detail about your future. You won’t be able to see the entire ‘map’ of your vision up front. Only a few of the main intersections will be marked.”
The Bible echoes Kendrick’s sentiments. Scripture says that God’s Word is a light unto your path. It doesn’t shine like you’re in broad daylight, casting clarity on every step from where you are to where you’ll be next year. Instead, the Lord—and His Word—will give you just enough light for the step you’re on. If we insist that God reveal every step between where we are and the fulfillment of a revealed promise, we rob ourselves of the abundant joy that comes from walking with Him, of moving when He moves, of responding to His direction on a moment-by-moment basis, and of seeing Him orchestrate the events of our lives in surprising ways. This is what it means to keep in step with the Spirit (see Galatians 5:25).
Can you rest in the unknown today and trust God for the future? Do you need to give your fears about what you don’t understand to Him?
Lord, You have never let me down; You won’t disappoint me now. Help me to trust in You for the unknown future. Amen.
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Today’s reading was adapted from Daily Wisdom for Women: 2017 Devotional Collection with permission from Barbour Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reading was written by Shana Schutte.