Not Just End Results

“Did you know that God is not just about end results?  I’m still learning that one!  We discovered through our loss that God is very much interested in our process- not just end results. When things don’t end the way we think they should, will we trust Him? Will we still say yes? Will we continue on His path, trusting that He knows best?  Oh boy, I am not saying I have this down, because I totally don’t, but I am slowly learning to just keep saying yes.  His ways truly are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:9).”

And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them. 

— Isaiah 42:16 [ESV]

We don’t know the end result for any situation in our lives: education, love, relationships, family — our future. 

Father, I pray you keep our hearts and eyes awake for what You are doing, and that when you ask us, that we will joyfully reply - “yes!”

I want to live on the edge of my seat for Him. How can I answer “yes” if my spirit is asleep? How can I walk forward with my eyes closed to the needs all around me?

I want to be like the servant in Luke 12:35 who is wide awake, waiting for the Master to return.

Just keep walking — one foot in front of the other, He will take us by the hand and lead us —

[a reflection from SheReadsTruth || February 26, 2013]