Emphasis

The word is a living word. Each time I read a scripture different words reach out to me, and that is usually how I know what God wants to share with me.

Yesterday I thought about Jeremiah 29:11-15. A pretty famous scripture for obvious reasons. We love the comfort of knowing that a sovereign God cares about our future, and holds it in the palm of His competent hand. However, the word that stood out to me yesterday made me see the scripture in a whole new light. It was the word "I."

Now, anyone who knows me knows that I like to plan ahead. I want to have all my bases covered, I want to have a crisis plan A, B, and C. It is not a bad way to be, but it is impossible to always have everything covered in this life. It's why we have a God who covers us.

What was whispered to me through this new found scriptural emphasis was, "Ina, I know, but you don't. Trust is essential, just let me lay the path and you walk it. Don't try to walk ahead of me, or anticipate my next move. You will fail every time, you should know by now, I'm full of surprises."

So for anyone, who like me wants to see the blueprint for every inch of your future, or you are driving yourself crazy because according to you, you "should be somewhere by now," take a deep breath and read the scripture. Remember the sentence starts "I know."