One Day at a Time

Do you ever find that you start things that you don’t finish?  Do you ever find yourself pursuing something that doesn’t quite turn out as you had planned, and you wonder if you should even bother?

Well just because things don’t play out the way we thought they would doesn’t mean that we are to let go of the vision.  Perhaps we are just to let go of our expectations of how things will unfold.

Take this blog for example.  I began it almost three years ago.  It started out at as a strong run with a few posts per month, but then slowed down to more of a walk with a few posts per year, and then to barely a crawl with only one post in the past year.

That’s not exactly how I thought it would go.

It would be easy to call it quits at this point.  I could just let it die and move on.

But if I’m being really honest with myself, I don’t think that’s what I’m supposed to do.  I don’t feel that I’m supposed to release it, not yet anyway.

Sometimes we just have seasons in our lives where we have to put certain things on hold and come back to them when it’s time.

I’m in one of those seasons.  My family has had a topsy-turvy year, and I’ve not had the time nor energy to devote to writing, as other things have taken necessary priority.  However, I do have plenty to write about, and deep down, I feel that it is something I am to continue.

However, it is to be in God’s timing, not mine.

That’s what I’m trusting in right now, God’s will and God’s timing, not just in writing but in all things in my life.

It’s not up to me to figure out the how and the when.  There isn’t a prescribed plan that I have to follow.

As a matter of fact, God’s plans are often different than our plans.

And just because God gives us a course to pursue doesn’t mean that our journey will be trouble-free.  There may be delays, interruptions, detours, and setbacks.

But if God has promised it, we will reach our destination, as long as we allow Him to lead the way.

We just need to continue trusting and waiting, not rushing ahead nor lagging behind, but simply taking each step that God calls us to take, one day at a time.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” – Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)