When I was in college, the questions about my life were really big: What career should I go into? Whom would I marry? Where would I end up living?
At the time, it seemed like God was holding all the answers. Looking back, I was asking the wrong questions.
In time, He answered all of them, but what mattered as I pondered my life’s direction was how I was living my life. There’s a saying that if I take care of my character, God will take care of my reputation… The idea is that by living with integrity, I allow God to do what He wants as far as the big picture goes.
In the years since, I’ve seen that God’s will isn’t one big event; it’s lots of small decisions that either put me on the right path, or lead me away from what He wants for me.
I wish I could go back in time, and tell that to 19-year-old me. It’s just as well, though – probably I wouldn’t have listened.
There are still big questions out there for me. They’ve just morphed into concerns about my kids, family, life goals, etc. There are still days when I wish God would show me the end game, and I get frustrated. I’m grateful for the reminder to focus today on the issues of integrity in my life.
Neil writes: …we have to resolve an issue on this side of the door first. If He is Lord, He has the right to determine what’s on the other side of the door. If we don’t afford Him that right, then we are not acknowledging Him as Lord.
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