"Faith results in a reduction of spiritual uncertainty, but it often results in an increase in circumstantial uncertainty because God consistently calls us to go places and do things that require total reliance upon Him." {Mark Batterson, Chase the Lion}


"You do not know what you are going to do; the only thing you know is that God knows what He is doing...It is this attitude that keeps you in perperual wonder--you do not know what God is going to do next."



-OSWALD CHAMBERS, My Utmost for His Highest, 1935

Apparently this is a theme that God wants to shove in my face. It has popped up in two different places in the last 24 hours. I always thought that having faith would mean that I would be more certain and sure of what is going on in my life, but it has started to become more and more apparent that that is not always the way it is.
 
God allows us to have uncertainties in our life. Truthfully, it is what makes things interesting, most of the time. Many times we get bored with doing the same thing over and over again, and yearn for something new and different. But most of the time (at least for me) we want to know what that "newness" is going to be so we can prepare for it. In my own life it is extremely hard for me to let go of the reigns and allow God to "do His thing" so to speak. God wants me to rely completely on HIM. He doesn't want to be my co-pilot (I hate those stupid bumper stickers, by the way), but to be the one flying the plane while I'm sitting in the back knowing that He's going to get me where I need to go.
 
I have a very hard time with allowing someone else control over my life, and not doing anything....But I believe whole heartedly that God wants to make me more like Himself, and break me of having to always know what is coming ahead. I also believe this is one of the reasons He is calling me to Haiti. I have to let go and trust that He is going to work out the timing and the resources to get me there when the time comes. (It is also one of the reasons He gave me a husband that I cannot control, no matter what, but that is another story for another time :)).
 

What is God calling you to do?

What is He calling you to let go of?

Are you willing to take a leap of faith and allow Him

complete control?

I want to let go.

I want to be BROKEN.

I want more of HIM.

 

The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness

all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.

Psalm 25:10

 

Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have

faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more.

You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up

and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen.

Matthew 21:21

God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.

1 Thessalonians 5:24