dailydatewithgod

We pride ourselves on knowing the answer.  We think certainty is what is needed.  If we just knew what would happen then we would be willing to engage.  Unfortunately, this is not how life works.  We find out who we are when we step forward and get into the throes of life. Some of our steps are taken with initiative and certainty but many are faltering. We have some hesitation even when we don’t want to admit it.  The funny part is as much as we convince ourselves that we know in our heads exactly how things are going to go, we don’t.  We base our knowing on the past.  It is an effective strategy to make a move forward even when if we are completely honest we might be a little hesitant.  But what happens when our past has not yet shown us who we truly are? God does not falter when it comes to the confidence to handle whatever comes.  It is this same faith, despite our faltering which God encourages us to embrace.  Do we believe, enough to rely upon God, that no matter what happens, we will grow from it?  Over the years, I have learned that my faltering can come just as often from the worry that I will not be able to handle what happens.  Or I might falter because I am concerned about what others would think of me.  Learning from my daily dates to keep my eyes on what God thinks of me, I see I have little reason to falter.  I do not need to be certain about the outcome, I only need be certain about God and how God sees the outcome.  I have heard it said many times: Don’t tell God how big your problems are, tell your problems how big your God is.