For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
I'm a planner. I like to make a goal figure out how to achieve said goal, and then follow the plan. But today I began reading a book by Wayne Stiles entitled Waiting on God What To Do When God Does Nothing. I can already tell it's not going to be an easy book. The first thing that caught my attention was a comment about how we often trust the plan rather than trusting God with the plan.
As I think about Joseph, I wonder how he did it. He knew he was going to be in charge but did he ever doubt? When he was in the slave pit, did he doubt the vision that God had given him? When he was sitting in a jail cell, did he begin to wonder if the dreams he had were from the day old cheeseburgers the night before? (okay a little liberty there but you know what I mean).
I'm in a period of waiting. Waiting for God to reveal His plan to me. But today I learned that maybe I need to wait for God to reveal Himself to me. Maybe I've been looking for the wrong thing - I don't need a map to show me what the next step in life should be, I need a Shepherd who will walk the path with me. I'm so thankful for His faithfulness. I pray for you as you "wait" on Him, that you will see Him more plainly day-by-day.
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