There is a song that comes on K-LOVE which frequently gets stuck in my head. It seems to come on in the car at just the right time (whenever I'm stressed) or when I'm just worried and sitting here thinking about future plans (which also happens to be whenever I'm stressed once again lol). Anyways, the chorus is what is currently stuck in my head and the lyrics read:
God is in this story
God is in the details
Even in the broken parts
He holds my heart
He never fails
When I'm at my weakest
I will trust in Jesus
Always in the highs and lows
the One who goes before me
God is in this story
More often than not, I catch myself sighing under my breath, or repeatedly thinking the worst about a possible situation. I invent scenarios in my mind that are highly unlikely to occur and worry about future concerns I have no control over. I toy with possible outcomes and wonder whether certain things are ever going to pan out. It's in those moments where I have to take a step back and just breathe. I have to remind myself that God really is in this story of my life currently writing chapters of books that I have yet to read. It's not like He doesn't know the very thing that I'm currently worried about. It's not like He doesn't see me in my mess and mistakes. It's not like He's out there leaving me hanging or stranded. No, it's the complete opposite. God really knows exactly what He is doing. God's already got everything figured out. So, why am I worried?
I mean seriously, why do I doubt His capabilities? Maybe it's because God doesn't work on "Hailey's terms". God doesn't do things the way I would like for Him to do. God doesn't exactly meet "my requirements" because His requirements are far greater. His ways are best, and oftentimes I can't pin the Lord's plans down, but that's kind of a blessing because it was never intended for me to do so in the first place. God's ways are infinite, they are beyond comprehensible, and sometimes I really do just have to leave worries in His hands because He's got it all covered. He's going to take care of me, just as He promised. There's nothing shifty or untrustworthy about Him. He's my Savior, He's my Lord. There's not a day ahead He has not seen. I mean when you really put things into perspective, God is always on top. He's already there.
So, the good news is that we don't have to stress out about the future. We don't even have to have our 5-10 year plan mapped out. Because guess what? Plans change almost instantaneously, and life oftentimes throws unexpected curve-balls. So you know what we can do instead? We can choose to seek God in the hard things. We can choose to lean into our Savior on the days that we don't feel our best, in the moments we are discouraged, and we can choose Him instead of our self-driven desires. Just as the song says, "When I'm at my weakest, I will trust in Jesus. Even in the highs and lows, the One who goes before me, God is in this story." We can choose to believe in the God who says He is God and choose to believe that HE alone is enough.
His ways are better.
His plans are perfect.
His timing is spot-on.
His love is never-ending.
His grace is exceeding abundant.
His power is pre-eminent.
Like y'all, I don't think we realize how powerful the Lord truly is, and I wonder if He ever gets tired of our useless strivings. He hears the sighs under our breath, He knows when we doubt Him, and I wonder if He's ever just like c'mon now, if you could only see what I am doing in your life at this present moment, if you only knew what I was preserving, building, & restoring for you, you would be a lot more grateful. I mean, I feel like there are tons of little things that God does for us each and every day that go un-noticed. There are little blessings in the mundane that we fail to recognize and God deserves so much more than our useless complaints and our negative eye-rolls. He is ever worthy of our praise, so we should give Him that.
Instead of stressing, we should be surrendering every little thing that makes us "irk" at his feet. We should be learning to submit the desires of our hearts, our plans, and our ways to His lordship over our lives. Now, at first glance that seems kind of crazy because ultimately giving up what you want does not sound fun. However, when you submit them to a God who willingly risked His life for you and place them at his beck and call, You will find an incomprehensible amount of joy and peace that passes all understanding. You will find a life well-lived in Christ and get to experience the fullness of truly trusting in your Savior. That, in and of itself should be enough for us to give our worries, cares, & concerns up to Him because He really does want to show us He's faithful.
So, whatever you're going through, it could be a break-up, it could be a new-job, or it could be a new season of life, I pray you put your faith & trust in the only One who has a say over it all, and give whatever thing you're worried about straight into His Hands. Watch him work, be amazed, and trust in the One who has afforded you this beautiful crazy life. He will never let you down, you just have to believe. Here's a link to this song below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryD3D9X2myk
Much love,
Hailey Renee
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