Wow, it feels good to be blogging again. I haven't had a lot of time to miss it until now. My life is in one of those crazy in-between places right now. I'm not sure where I'm heading. It feels a lot like climbing the first peak of a roller coaster - the anticipation of reaching the top but not knowing what to expect after that. I'm finding myself surprised a lot lately by all the twists and turns - unexpected circumstances, unexpected friendships, unexpected ministry. Truthfully, nothing in my life has turned out like I expected it would. But I think that that is a pretty significant clue that God is working in your life. If everything plays out exactly as you thought it would, then where is God's grander plan? How would you know that He has a plan greater than your limited vision without a few surprises? I'm finding that I enjoy the unexpected more than I thought I would. It's still hard. I'm still learning to have faith in a future that I can't foresee or control and to trust God when things don't go the way I want them to. But my life has already become so different from what I thought it would be; I'm willing to trust that if I continue to wait for God's plans I will be happier when I enter Eternity.
I see God...
When His unexpected surprises remind me that He has a Great Plan.
