Currently I am fifteen and a half. Here in Arizona when you are that age you can get your driver's permit. In order to do that you have to take a test. On that test are thirty questions that gives a concise account of the Arizona driver manual and you can only get six wrong. Well, being fifteen a half I could get my permit. On February eighth I went to take the test. On February eighth I missed seven questions. I was severely unprepared and a little too confident. I was told to come back next week to retake it. Throughout this entire week I've been studying like crazy. I practiced all the one's I remembered getting wrong and practiced all the one's I already knew. February nineteenth was round two for the permit test. I felt way more prepared and genuinely confident. Once again I missed seven and was told to come back next week for yet another retake. I was frustrated, disappointed, annoyed. But, most of all I was confused. I really thought I was going to get it this time. Why didn't I? This morning my supportive and proud parents both said to me that there was a purpose God didn't allow this to happen. That he has a plan for me and God's big plan said, "No, not today Em,"
-- Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant. -- 2 Samuel 7:28
Numerous times, God has presented me with opportunities to trust him. I feel that has been a reoccurring theme for me lately. I have a difficult time trusting relationships and outcomes based on previous events. I'm not proud of that. But, now this year knowing that these reoccurring opportunities are from God, I look at them differently. I find it crazy, yet comforting, that this is all a part of God's plan for me. God has created a unique plan for Emma, and he has created a unique plan for you as well. Now it's our job to trust God and this plan he has for us. For, within his plan there is a purpose. God has laid out this road specially marked for me. And God has made a road for just you. That was done for a reason, there's purpose to it. He didn't make a plan for me so I could share it with you. All God wants is to be close to us and how much closer can you get when you're on a road made for only two people. Our problem comes when we have a lack of trust, when we choose to doubt God's unique plan for us. OK, just saying the sentence sounds crazy to me. Why would we doubt a God who wants nothing more than to be with us and has created a plan made exactly to fulfill that? Well, we do it anyway.
In my day to day life I see God reveal this master plan to me countless times. Sometimes I choose to ignore them, because I don't like the way I see them. Yes, God has created a plan for me, but He's also chosen a way to present that plan to me. Not only do I have to trust the plan, but I have to trust the process just as much. In Jeremiah 29:11 I'm told that God has a plan for me, a plan to prosper me and not to harm me. A plan to give me hope and a good future. Now, re read that sentence and replace the word me with your name. Think about it that way, God has a plan for you and we are told to trust Him. He knows what He's doing, He's got it under control, He promises us all these things and we have to trust that He will fulfill his promise.
So this is where it will get hard. We first need to trust the outcome. We know that God's plan for us will lead to a prosperous hopeful future. Will lead. Not start out that way, our path will lead to that. God has us all on a unique and different path so He teach us all in a unique and different way. That's where the doubt and hardships come in, when we're being taught. God will lead us towards certain people and away from certain people. God will lead us to a place of plenty and maybe to a place with not a lot. God will lead us where we need to be on His timing. Sometimes you have to live in Texas for a year and a half in order to realize what God wants you to be doing to glorify his kingdom. God took the Surretts to Texas and took us right back to Arizona. I don't regret living there at all, but I now realize that the move there was one of the bigger lessons God was teaching me. My faith grew as a result and I when I returned it became easier to decipher what was from God and what was form the world. Sometimes God doesn't allow you to get your driver's permit two times in a row. I was frustrated and confused. But I know that was all part of His plan and purpose for me. The lessons He shows me on my path aren't always big like Texas, there are also the small ones like permits. The reason for the small ones are because He can present Himself in even the little things.
Our trust doesn't go unnoticed, that's all God wants from us. He desires for us to seek Him and to trust him with everything. Rejoice that God has a plan for you and don't look at it as a source for doubt. Trust that in everything he does, he does it for the good of those who love him. Always. Trust His covenant made to you because He has promised good things to his servant. You are his good and faithful servant to whom he has promised so much because you trust Him. Yeah, daily life might be confusing, disappointing and frustrating at times, but know it's all part of the plan Stan. And what more reassurance do we need when knowing that a jealous God filled with unfailing love and mercy has a plan made out specifically for you alone and has your life all planed out for his ultimate glory? I don't know about you, but for me, that is quite a comforting thought.
XOXO- Em
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So this is where it will get hard. We first need to trust the outcome. We know that God's plan for us will lead to a prosperous hopeful future. Will lead. Not start out that way, our path will lead to that. God has us all on a unique and different path so He teach us all in a unique and different way. That's where the doubt and hardships come in, when we're being taught. God will lead us towards certain people and away from certain people. God will lead us to a place of plenty and maybe to a place with not a lot. God will lead us where we need to be on His timing. Sometimes you have to live in Texas for a year and a half in order to realize what God wants you to be doing to glorify his kingdom. God took the Surretts to Texas and took us right back to Arizona. I don't regret living there at all, but I now realize that the move there was one of the bigger lessons God was teaching me. My faith grew as a result and I when I returned it became easier to decipher what was from God and what was form the world. Sometimes God doesn't allow you to get your driver's permit two times in a row. I was frustrated and confused. But I know that was all part of His plan and purpose for me. The lessons He shows me on my path aren't always big like Texas, there are also the small ones like permits. The reason for the small ones are because He can present Himself in even the little things.
Our trust doesn't go unnoticed, that's all God wants from us. He desires for us to seek Him and to trust him with everything. Rejoice that God has a plan for you and don't look at it as a source for doubt. Trust that in everything he does, he does it for the good of those who love him. Always. Trust His covenant made to you because He has promised good things to his servant. You are his good and faithful servant to whom he has promised so much because you trust Him. Yeah, daily life might be confusing, disappointing and frustrating at times, but know it's all part of the plan Stan. And what more reassurance do we need when knowing that a jealous God filled with unfailing love and mercy has a plan made out specifically for you alone and has your life all planed out for his ultimate glory? I don't know about you, but for me, that is quite a comforting thought.
XOXO- Em
The Art of Stationary - All Valentine cards were sold out and a few donations were made. But we still have a long way to go. Please check out either my shop or campaign in order to help reach my goal Emma's Mission THANK YOU!!
