He Has the Right Answer

Life has been unsettling as of late. Long laid plans are dissolving, disappearing before my eyes, impacting on multiplied levels in ways I've not yet even begun to understand. Where will this lead? What will it look like? Who will I be? This is not what I had imagined. 

Shifting. As in shifting sands. Emotions are ruffled and rattled, up and down. Unsure and more than a bit insecure. And sad.

I've been found out. My God has discovered my fingers gripping tightly. He is quickly but gently peeling them away one by one, helping me to release it all. "Let go, Darlene. I am all that matters. Follow Me in this moment."

Lord, I surely long to be Yours and Yours alone. 

Stripping me again. 

Laying it down once more. Surrendering. Dying. 

Here, in this place, I find true life, true joy, true meaning. I find You. And that is infinitely better than me and my multitude of small dreams.

I needed Him this morning. Today's Proverb (according to "a Proverb-a-day" plan) was opened before me. And I was arrested. Verse 1 stopped me.

We can make our own plans, But the Lord gives the right answer.  Proverbs 16.1  NLT

 

I am a bit of a schemer, dreamer. Maybe it's the theater director in me. I build sets, determine entrances and exits, and craft words in my mind. I know what a room should look like, what that character should say and how others should respond. Well, according to me, that is...

How disappointing when said character arrives late on the scene and says the wrong thing. And why is he wearing that ill-fitting jacket? The set decor is dark red, not a lovely lavender. Shoddy upholstery is on display with a gray sky offering a dim aura; sunshine had been requested. 

Ah! But here He is, meeting me. His Word is calling out to me through eternity. 

This verse before me holds a key -- the key. A precious truth, a timeless secret for those who would ask. Accept it, and believe: 

...the Lord gives the right answer. 

So He whispers to me this morning, "It's okay. Make your plans. Enter the room. Then look around and be glad no matter what you discover there: the set, the script, the players, the action. Perhaps your plans have worked out. Or perhaps things feel awry. It doesn't determine My faithfulness, Darlene. I love you with an everlasting love. This answer, this right answer, is not only for others; this answer is for you." 

And then there is rest -- oh, but not only rest. There is joy, great joy in knowing this: He knows the right answer.