It’s been a big week for Chris and I because we were able to
announce in this week’s service that we are expecting a baby in December!
Ever since finding out a lot of people have been impressing
on me how different life will be when we have children, and how it’s like
nothing you’ve experienced before.
I don’t think any first time parent can really get their head
around all the changes that are about to happen in their life, and for a
Christian, you really have no other option other than to just trust God for the
future.
Trusting God for the future seems to be a very easy thing to
do when it’s unfolding the way you expect. (And so far, with the pregnancy that’s
been the case, thank God). But a few unexpected occurrences at church recently
have shown me that really, it's lot harder to trust God’s got the future in hand
when things happen in a way you’re not expecting.
I’m not one for unpredictability to be honest, I like things
planned and organised. However God doesn’t always let me in on what He’s
planning and that’s when I have to trust Him all the more. When it’s not quite clear
why things are happening the way they are.
When questions come to you like: Why hasn’t God moved yet?
How is this ever going to work out? Why isn’t God doing what I expected Him to?
You’ll find you are having to trust God more than you feel comfortable or safe
doing. But the bible tells us over and over not to play it safe but to give
ourselves completely over to God.
Remember God’s words from Isaiah 55
“For my thoughts are not
your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
We’re not always meant to know what God’s up to, but we are
always meant to trust Him to get it right. If you are trusting God to the point
where you feel vulnerable because He’s more in control than you are – your faith
is growing. It may not feel like it, but it’s a good thing. Trust Him, and do not panic.
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Yay Sermon link!! Congratulations to you and Chris. XJ
ReplyDeleteWell, good ideas are worth listening to! :-) Thanks Joan.
DeleteCatherine Can I make a prayer request please? My friends son Devados is serving in the US Navy in Bahrain and his wife is expecting a baby boy same time as yourself. Today I had a message from him that he had been caught up in civil unrest, basically a riot and was attacked with tear gas by residents of Bahrain. I am praying that he will stay safe. Thanks Joan
DeleteOf course Joan, I will be praying for him. I can ask the church to pray too.
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