Part of God's Plan

Being a part of God’s big plan for peace is both exciting and scary. Exciting because I know that God is and will use me to help bring shalom to the earth. Scary, because that means I have to sacrifice my own desire to follow God’s will. What will happen if I truly live a life of complete discipleship? What will happen to me, where will I go, how will I change? The unknowns frighten me, because I like to know what is going on—I like to plan ahead.
This year is one of those “unknown” periods of my life, where God is forcing me to trust in him. I can no longer rely on my own abilities and forethought, because I am unable to know what lies ahead this year. Trusting in God completely is a hard thing for me to do, but when I am able to trust, I know I won’t be going in the wrong direction.
I’ve been learning to trust God more in my short time here in Chicago. Trusting that I will be safe in this neighborhood; that living in community will be an enriching experience; that my presence at our service locations will make a difference; that I will be sufficiently prepared for entering Argentina in a month.

“For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then, when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me, says the Lord.” Jeremiah 29:17.

This year in RAD is part of God’s plan for my life, part of my future with hope. I pray that in my year of seeking, I will trust, and find.