The Master of the Seas -- the wisdom in letting go of the wheel

Wisdom has been a heavy word on my heart--the pursuit of it, the lack of it in myself, and the desperate need for it.

In my own foolishness and pride, I tend to think I can understand the will of God for my life, that if I focus in and pray enough, he will reveal his plan for me. I've believed that wisdom means knowing, and somehow I lost sight of the wisdom in understanding how little I know or ever can know. I've lost sight of the magnitude of the mind of God, and how little I can comprehend.

The shockingly simple and face-slapping truth is that 
GOD is GOD, and I am not.

God will reveal what I need to know, when I need to know it.
God will reveal when I am in a season of activity or passivity.
God will reveal when I need to walk by faith or remain still and let him work for me.

Christian, STOP TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
You don't need to know his plan. 
You need to know HIM.

And he is a Good Father and simultaneously your Faithful Friend. Learn more and more and more about him and his character. And as you do, you will learn that you can fully
TRUST HIM.

Even when every fiber of your being screams out in fear of the unknown and fear of being out of control, trust the one who always has had complete control whether you knew it or not.
Even when your plans fail and where you thought God was leading you dead ends, trust the Author of your story and the Planner of your path. He knows where he is leading you.
Even when you, the captain of your life, feel your vessel tossed in the winds and waves with no lighthouse or shoreline in sight, trust the Master of the Seas to guide you through the fear of the darkness. He will calm the storm when he needs to, and not a moment sooner. He knows what you, and your ship, can take. More than you do.

TRUST HIM.
Know, and be known by him.
Choose to be at peace knowing you are beautifully in over your head.
Choose to be fully content with your strength for today and delight in your bright hope for tomorrow.
Choose to give it all to him.
And sit back and watch as he does marvelous things to, and through, you. 
---

As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. 
--Ecclesiastes 11:5

Trust in The Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh, and refreshment to your bones.
--Proverbs 3:5-8 



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