Celebrating Hope: Looking Back Stepping Up预览

God’s Plan, or My Plan?

Trust in the LORD with all your heart. - Proverbs 3:5

Streetcars and taxis sped by in all directions, racing to their destination. Women paced the sidewalk in groups, chatting and dashing to markets before dusk. As I walked the sidewalk to my new home in Tunisia, a small country sitting on the northernmost tip of Africa, I wondered, How in the world did I get here? These days, the number of young adults who have moved away for college, work, and other life adventures are at an all-time high. We are taught by the world that our success depends on our independence. 

As believers in Jesus, however, God has called us to a life of total dependence on Him. How can we surrender our plans to God without knowing where His path will lead? Scripture describes faith as “confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1). King Solomon provided this wisdom, “Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take” (Proverbs 3:6 NLT). 

Faith was the answer to the question I asked myself as I stood alone in the middle of a completely new world. My life plans were small compared to the unique experience God had crafted for me, an experience that would have a ripple effect in producing new, inconceivable opportunities to come. God will grant you peace that comes only from knowing He has equipped you with everything you need to fulfill your purpose. —Kimya Loder

What are the things in my life that I’m grasping tightly? What action can I take that displays wholehearted trust in God?

God of peace, please equip us with everything good for doing Your will through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever.