His way is perfect

A common word that Christians use when speaking about our lives is “season”. We share about what God is teaching us in the “season” we are in. I love that we use the word “season”. It is a word that describes that life is always changing. We are always taking on new roles, starting new adventures, and changing “seasons”.

I want to share with you guys about the season God has placed me in right now. I am a worship leader to a small congregation in Sealy, TX. I am pursuing a career in Christian music. I am a new wife. I am 20 years old. My husband and I got married in March of this year and we live in a quiet little town in our cute little house in the country. He has a job that is only five minutes from the house and I work from home. Sounds perfect right? HA, no. I’m not saying my life is horrible by any means! I absolutely love the life God has given me. I just want to have some real talk with y’all. 

When I transitioned into married life I had so many expectations for things. Things like what my house should look like, what my new bank account should look like, and what my marriage should look like. Most of my expectations were centered around how I should be treated and what I should be getting. 

I very soon was hit with a spiritual check. 

God soon began to teach me that my priorities needed to change. I needed to shift my focus from “me” to “us”. I look back at my journal entries and read how I was struggling with feeling blocked from God. Like I had built walls around my heart. 

There were many times when Caleb would come home from work and I wouldn't treat him with the respect he deserves. I would pick at little things that were bothering me because they weren't meeting my expectations. I would get upset and very quickly began to throw my little pity party. I was all about me and what I wanted my marriage to look like that I was ignoring what God’s picture of marriage is!  

As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD's word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. Psalm 18:30

The Lord knows our hearts, He hears our prayers. Instead of worrying about your expectations not being met I challenge you to go to God in prayer and ask Him what He wants for you. When you do this remember to keep an open heart. God’s ways are not our ways. We can’t twist what God wants into what we want. His plan for you most likely won’t be what you had in mind, but it’s a whole lot better than what your plan could have ever been.

My mom often reminds me of this phrase, “We plan, God laughs.” We worry so much about what our life will turn out to be that we forget that God calls us to worry about nothing! 

My constant prayer lately has been that I would get out of God’s way and let His will be done. That I would step aside and remember whose I am. We need to submit to Him and throw up our hands. We need to get on our knees and give up control.

Ever since I’ve given my expectations to God, He has changed the way I see my life. I’m a human so I have not perfected this in any way, but I have gotten a new perspective on what it means to truly give your hopes and dreams to the Lord. To trust Him with every aspect of life, and strive to stay far away from doubt. He has revealed to me that He truly has my best interest at heart. I don't need my thoughts of the future to keep me up at night. His promises will always be fulfilled in my life. I can rest in knowing the Lord is good and His love for us endures forever!

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”  Isaiah 55:8-9