God is already caring for us long before we realize it. He has had a plan in mind for us, a particular vocation, a unique role in his Kingdom, from before we were born, from before we were ever conceived. In discovering and living out that plan we find our true and lasting joy. Before we hear God’s call in our life, he is already preparing us to follow it – and hoping that when the call comes, we will respond generously, so that he can make our hearts leap continually with joy until he welcomes us into his heavenly Kingdom.
Live by believing in him, by trusting that whatever he may be asking of us is the best available option. Who are we to argue with God, to disobey him? Will he deceive us? Will he lead us astray? No one can see clearly how God’s plans would work themselves out in the end. Even so, humbly and trustingly we are to put our faith in Him, so that he can shower his blessings upon us.
God rules all things with perfect power and with a wisdom that confounds the vain ambition of men. Humility, a serene recognition of our utter dependence on God, unleashes the power of divine grace in the world. Those who depend on themselves – the rich, the self-satisfied, the proud, the powerful – thwart God’s action in and through them.
Lord, I know that you really do have something in mind for me. You created me to know you and love you as only I can. Probably my concept of my vocation is not in perfect synch with yours. But even so, I want to follow you. I want to discover and fulfill your will for me, to perceive it and understand it more deeply every day, so that I can embrace it more fully each moment…
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