“Faith it, till you make it! Instead of obsessing and stressing out, let God take care of it… He already has a solution even before something becomes a problem.”
Sis. Ya Lauro
We are people who like to plan. We plan what we will be doing in a day, a week, a month, or a year. We plan with certainty that we have covered all the probabilities we may encounter along the way to avoid disappointments and disheartenments. However, more often than not, our plans do not push through as planned, and sometimes, we do not expect what happened to our plans. It is well for us to remember the word of the Lord in Proverbs 19:21 – Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. There are many things that we do not know of, so we have to be comfortable not knowing everything, especially when things do not go according to our plans.
Fear is a common challenge to all of us. When we are afraid, let us ‘faith it, till we make it!’ Instead of obsessing and stressing ourselves out, let us leave everything to God to take care of it. He knows everything, and He already has a solution even before something becomes a problem. The more we surrender our plans to God entirely, the more our faith grows. To trust God is to grow in faith. We know in our hearts that God has plans for us – for our good. The weapon against fear is trusting God.
In the Old Testament, Moses led 2 million Israelites to the promised land. The Israelites had many questions during the journey because they couldn’t see where they are headed; a lot of them would rather go back to slavery in Egypt, where they knew what will happen in a day, than brave the uncertainty in going to the promised land. We can still have questions when we trust God, but a heart that trusts, questions only for clarification, and not because it doubts.
David defeated Goliath despite his small physical frame because of faith. Joseph hoped in his God-given dreams that he will have a bright future even after his siblings sold him to slavery. Abraham believed when God said he will have a son despite his wife’s advanced age and later, he almost offered him as a sacrifice when God asked it. Mary gladly bore Jesus even though she may be disgraced. Had they give in to their fears, imagine how their lives – and our lives – would have been different. Great things await us when trust God more as we do things according to His purposes, in spite of our fears.
To be comfortable in not knowing what the future holds, the Bible gave us three things we can do to fully give our trust in God.
First is to surrender. We need to trust the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5). Let all things go and trust Him. Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours (Mark 11:24). When we truly surrender, we acknowledge that we do not know what’s best for us, but believes that our Creator knows it.
Second is to focus on what we can do. When we have done our part while waiting for God’s answer, let us be grateful to God in advance. Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. If God is in our hearts, everything else will follow. We must guard our hearts, for everything we do flows from it (Proverbs 4:23). If our hearts are full of gratitude for the things God has given us, then all good things will flow for us.
The last thing to do is acceptance. If we trust the Lord, we will accept His answer even though He did not give what we wanted. The sadness we feel from unanswered prayers is incomparable to the happiness we’ll feel when He gives out what He has planned for us (Romans 8:18). Positive thinking isn’t just about expecting the best every time; it is about accepting that whatever happens is the best. St. Paul reminds us that we know not what to pray… but we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him (Proverbs 8:26&28).
If we love God, all things will work for us. For He knows the plans he has for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11).
Be Comfortable Not Knowing, shared by Sis. Ya Lauro and Sis. Aby Dolleton, is the second topic of the Faith and Gratitude module. Read the first topic, Faith: A Fascinating Journey, by clicking this link.
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