I’ve struggled with what to share over the last few days, not because I didn’t have a topic, but because it seemed as I had a few but none of the thoughts were fully coming together.
This morning as my daughter and I were getting ready to go out, I took out an outfit that she would like. I chose a pair of leggings, and a t-shirt and left them on her bed. She’s learning how to dress herself, so I wanted to see how she would do. I left her clothes, told her where to find them and went to the kitchen to continue doing necessary chores.
A few minutes later, she comes out in the t-shirt that I had left for her, and a denim overalls. Two problems with this: she does not like denim, and I had not left those for her. No problem. I asked where the leggings that I left for her were – I left them exactly where I left the t-shirt which she was already wearing. She proclaimed she had not seen them, but had gone to the drawer and taken out the overalls. I watched her as she fought her way into the overalls because she did not want to wait for me to help. Everything was going wrong with them, and she was literally fighting to get into them. Remember, that’s not what I had chosen for her. After watching her, and taking my own lessons from her, I went over to help. I opened the top part and helped her get into them. After exactly one minute, she looked down and decided they were too big, even though I was willing to fold them for her. She decided she was not going to wear them and needed me to help her take them off. I helped her and sent her back to find the leggings I had originally chosen for her.
I laughed at her and myself.
How many times do I do that? God has already chosen something for me and because I’m impatient, I go and try to help myself. I go find the thing that I think I want really badly, go fight myself into it, only to realize it doesn’t fit or it isn’t good for me. Then as a last resort, I go back and find the thing that God had already chosen for me in the first place, only to find it fits me perfectly well.
Today’s text is from Isaiah 40:31 “but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
What are you waiting on God for? Don’t give up. Be patient. God has already chosen your perfect outfit for you. You will not need to fight to fit into what God has in store for you.
Dear Lord, we thank you that you are the great fashion designer and you can put things together that even while we can’t see how it fits together, that you can. Help us to wait for you as you put the perfect outfit together for us, knowing that every piece you choose will complement each other.