Plans Plans Plans

This question, from a still small voice, pierced my heart last night and again this morning and I wanted to share it with you: "What plan do you want to be a part of Kristen?" Here's how I searched scriptures and answered that question. (Be warned, the answer was a little challenging, but that's a good thing!)  

For we live by faith, not by sight. 

~2 Corinthians 5:7

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 

~1 Thessalonians 5:38

We were created to live by faith ... not by sight. I'll say that again, we {Kristen-humans-insert your own name here} were created {by God} to live by faith ... not by sight. When I think about this I feel freedom. And for that, I give thanks! It's not because I immediately feel good about not knowing what's in store in the future, in fact, not knowing what's in store gives me mild heart palpitations! The freedom comes in knowing that it doesn't matter whether or not I know the future. 

It's a freeing thought that if I just trust, daily, that God's plans are bigger than mine, everything will work out alright in the end. 

It's a freeing thought that if I just trust, daily, that God's perspective is wider than mine, everything will work out alright in the end. 

It's a freeing though that if I just trust, daily, that God's all powerful, everything will work out alright in the end. 

Man! It sure does relieve pressure! Notice that I put a little 5 letter word in each of those statements. 

~ daily ~

It's a struggle for me. You see, I'm a genuine type-a person. I like everything to be a certain way. I like my closets to be labeled and my clothes are hung by color on matching hangers. I like to have a short range, long range, and weekly lesson plan. I thrive on regular feedback and constructive criticism as well as affirmation. So, as you may well imagine, letting go and stepping into a blind faith type of lifestyle is hard for me; in fact it's downright terrifying sometimes. My comfort, though, comes from God. He's a God that can give "peace that passes all understanding." With the personality that I have, there's no way I could be ok to just "Let Go and Let God" without a myriad of emotions, not the least of which would include worry, fear, and stress. That cliche statement, though, is what I need right now. The peace I feel when I do hand things over to Him and blindly trust truly does pass all understanding. It truly does give me a feeling of freedom that I don't have to make and carry out the perfect plan.  God's plan is already in place, and that's the plan I want to be a part of!