08/11/2026
God’s plan does not have to look like yours to still be good. And I have learned this is one of the hardest parts of faith.
We love the idea of God directing our steps until His direction disrupts our plans.
When the door closes.
When our very specific timeline changes.
When the prayer is answered much differently.
When the thing we were certain was meant for us suddenly isn’t.. Been there so many times in my life!
Obedience often asks us to walk somewhere we didn’t intend to go. We pray, “Lord, lead me,” but sometimes what we really mean is, “Lord, bless the direction I’ve already decided to take.” And there is a very big difference.
Following Jesus means eventually arriving at places where His wisdom has to become more trustworthy than our understanding. And this is surrender. The loosening of our grip on the version of life we thought we needed and believing the hands you’re placing it into are good. It’s refusing to interpret every uncomfortable season as evidence that God has forgotten you.
Sometimes the road you wouldn’t have chosen is the very road God uses to shape you and redirect you. To deepen our faith and create an unshakable foundation.
We see only one turn in the road.
God sees the entire journey.
So maybe faith today looks less like understanding where He is taking you and more like deciding that Who is leading you is enough. You don’t have to see the whole road to trust the One who does.
Lord, when Your plans look different from mine, keep me from confusing disappointment with Your absence. Give me the courage to release what I pictured and trust what You are writing. I would rather walk an unfamiliar road with You than arrive at everything I wanted without You. AMEN.
If this resonates with your season and your heart, ME TOO!!!
