Without hesitation...

The birds are chirping. The rain is coming down. Love the sound of the rain on the tin roof. I'm in my comfort spot on the screened porch enjoying the peacefulness of the afternoon. Lots of thoughts running through my head. A lot of "stuff" has been going on that we have been in great prayer about. A crossroads you could say. Being patient and waiting on what God has planned. That "I want to hear you God" part isn't always easy to wait on either. There are times when I feel the need to throw my hands up in the air and shout "I QUIT" but what I really need to do is his my knees and pray harder. Or, maybe He is answering me but I'm just not listening. There is movement for what stands before us and provision for what stands behind. We can't always have it our way. For now we must celebrate those provisions and embrace whatever movement God has in store for us. The let down when things fall through cannot stop us. We cannot give up on those things because we know that God has the story already written and each occasion is a building block for another. Whether we see it or not! Our job is not always to see but to simply...trust. We have come this far in life sometimes in a sprint but most times in a leisurely jog. Going along doing our business being who we are and not giving it much thought. Racing to the "finish line" in our sprint in some areas to get them over with and then looking around at all we missed along the way. The lessons we didn't grasp. The thanks we didn't give. The "do overs" we don't get in this life. The days are worth cherishing. Giving them all we've got and embracing the craziness that comes with it. How many opportunities have we missed? How many times could the love of Christ been shared but we hesitated. Are we as passionate about sharing the one thing that truly matters in this earthly life as we are about everything and anything else? I don't want to hesitate! I don't want to miss those opportunities! I want to trust that when one or two or three doors close that God has the power to open one, two or three more. We only have to believe. We only have to trust...we only have to keep faith that God's plan is a perfect plan. Our plans may fail...but his NEVER will.