No More Plan B
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
Today was one of those days where the Lord graciously opened my eyes to a dark truth about myself with the intent of helping me to change for the better. Most of the time I consider myself to be a woman of faith. I love the Lord and often say that I trust Him. But, today He showed me how my thoughts prove otherwise.
I was thinking of the closing date for our home and then thought, “What if it doesn’t happen? Then maybe it wasn’t God’s will to begin with and I’ll start looking for another one.” Right in mid-thought, God asked, “Why are making contingency plans, don’t you trust me?” He then revealed what was really going on in my heart and mind.
I was making plan B which was solely dependent on myself. It was an act of self-reliance that deep down didn’t trust that God would keep His word. It also included a hefty portion of foolish pride. I was hesitating to share the joy of the new home with others in the event that it fell through. I didn’t want to look foolish having said that I believe this is God’s will and then have the outcome be different that what I expected. That was the ugly truth that God revealed about my so called faith.
Oh Lord, please forgive me. Thank you for giving me eyes to see and for Your honest and needed correction in my life.
God then reminded me what a woman of faith acts like.
- She hears God’s voice
- She trusts Him
- She believes that God is faithful
- She lives in joy filled expectation in the waiting
- She doesn’t waver
- She doesn’t create her own contingency plans
Lord, please transform me into a woman of faith who does not lean on her own understanding, but one who fully relies on and trust in You alone. Thank you for your correction. No more contingency plans, no more plan B’s. Just Your plan Lord! In Jesus’ name, amen.
