Toby and I are searching for an earthly home to raise our family. But you name the obstacle we've been there; in the last two years. Yesterday, I remembered God's plans as in Jeremiah 29:11, but today such grief and regret struck me. Why am I here again?
Anyways the story forges on. I am sure God will give me more details, but for now I read this in bible study today. Consider this the revised version of "Footprints in the Sand," with a spin on the idea that I personally rarely "let God carry me;" as He does in the original version. No, instead I find myself always reflecting on my lack of relinquishment of things I may or may not have control of.
Imagine in heaven God lovingly shows you His plan for your earthly life. You see footprints walking through each day. On many of the days, two sets of footprints appear. You inquire: "Father, are those my footprints every day, and is the second set of prints when You joined me?"
He answers, "No, My precious child. The consistent footprints are Mine. The second set of footprints are when YOU JOINED ME!"
"Where were You going, Father?"
"To the destiny I planned for you, hoping you'd follow."
"But, Father, where are my footprints all those times?"
"Sometimes you WENT BACK look at old resentments and habits. Sometimes YOU DEPARTED from My path and chose your own instead. Other times, your footprints can even be seen on another person's path because YOU LIKED THEIR PLAN BETTER. At other times, you simply stopped because YOU WOULD NOT LET GO of something you could not take with you."
"But even if I didn't walk with You everyday, we ended up OK, didn't we?"
He holds you close and smiles, "Yes, child, we ended up OK. But, you see, OK was NEVER what I had in mind for you."
"Father, what are those golden treasure boxes on certain days?"
"Blessings, My child, I had for you along the way. Those that are open are those you received. Those still closed were days you did not walk with Me."
Beth Moore "Breaking Free"
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Love it!!
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