Currently, my family is watching Facing the Giants. It's a good movie with a great message, I'd encourage you to watch it with your family if you haven't already.
As the main character in the movie, Coach Taylor, is facing a difficult time and praying to God for guidance, a man tells him a story about two farmers during a drought. Both farmers prayed for rain, but only one went into his fields and prepared for the rain. Which farmer trusted the Lord would provide? The one who prepared for the rain. Just so, when we pray we should trust that God will provide in His time. That being said, we should also remember His time is not our time. He can see the whole puzzle while we can only see a piece. He knows what's best for us, even when we can't understand how that is.
Sometimes it is difficult to find the balance between being proactive and waiting on the Lord. This semester proved to be a test in this. I would consider myself to be a very career oriented person, primarily because I love to write and look forward to being able to use my abilities constructively, but I have to remember to keep everything in perspective. It is God who has given me the abilities and the desires, and it is God who has gotten me this far. It is also God that can completely change the course of my life. I have faith He will see me to the end, even if it’s not the one I am currently picturing, and spend much of my time preparing for that future.
Do you hope the Lord will provide or do you trust He will?
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6
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