Every year at the beginning of the year I try to look to what I will be doing 5 years from now and 10 years from now. It is what has been effectively called our five years plan and 10 year plan. My wife, Michelle always gets annoyed about it because it was always planned out for us anyway with the Army. This year is a little different. Instead of having a five year plan, I have no plan. I can't even see what is going to be happening in a year. This can be a little frustrating. This morning I was reminded in Psalms 32:8-9 "The Lord says, "I will quide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control."
As I look at this year and what is laid out before me, I have been trying to focus on how I wanted God was leading me and my family in a certain direction. I have been so focused on the trying to wait on God and trying to listen for His direction, I have neglected to understand what He has been trying to tell me. This morning I was reminded by Oswald Chambers what true faith was. Chambers writes in My Utmost for His Highest (Barbour Books Copyright 1935) "You do not know what you are going to do; the only thing you know is that God knows what he is doing. Continually revise your attitude towards God and see if it is a going out of everything, trusting in God entirely."(pg 2)
When a horse is trained, he needs a bit and bridle to force it to go in the direction that the rider wants it to go, however once the horse is fully trained, the horse and rider are literally one. They can be fluid in everything they do. So it is with our relationship with God. There are times that we may need a bit and bridle for Him to control us, however, God's desire is that our relationship be fluid. He wants us to trust Him in everything. That means that I must revise my attitude to one that completely trusting in Him. If I completely trust God, He will guide me along the best path for my life.
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