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Blind Trust

    Lately I have been thinking about how magnificent and detailed Jesus' plan for each and every one of us is. He knows us so intimately that even though we have free will, He knows what we will choose. Have you ever just sat in that reality? It is truly incredible! 

    He knows our mistakes and He knows our futures. Think about it. He knows what we will choose to do, and then He lays each step out in front of us. He orchestrates us being at the "right place at the right time" and every interaction we have on a daily basis-- the waitress, the classmate, the lady in the parking lot. There are no coincidences! 

Proverbs 16:9 A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps. (HCSB)

    Thankfully, for those times when we mess up and deviate from His will for us, there is grace. He already planned around our mistakes. As long as we are seeking Him, he always guides us to be right back where He wants us. That's what the word means when it says he makes our paths straight! 

Proverbs 3:5-6 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. (ESV)

    Knowing all of this, Jesus has made it clear to me how important it is that I trust Him with all my heart. How I should be able to come to a place in my life where I don't have to know His whole plan. He reveals bits and pieces, but He knows what I can handle! I have to be okay with not knowing "why." Knowing why would eliminate a need for faith. Jesus loves surprises! He doesn't want us to spoil it for ourselves (as if we could figure it out anyway). I am supposed to let go of trying to figure out the meaning to every single thing and why I need to do  the things that He tells me to. We are supposed to let Him surprise us! Trust that His plan is good! 

    An example I remembered recently, was when I moved to Kanas City from beautiful California. I prayed and I knew that it was God's will for me to move. Because I knew that, I expected everything to be perfect when I got here. It was far from it. The beginning was really rough. But if I had known that when Jesus told me to move, I wouldn't have moved! I now see the purpose of that time in my life. And I didn't know what was coming because Jesus knew I wouldn't have obeyed. 

    I want to live my life with blind trust in Jesus. I don't want to be spoon-fed all the details so that there is no trust or faith involved. I know that He loves me, His plans are good, and that there is a reason for everything. And that should be enough! 

Jeremiah 29:11 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. (ESV)


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