I’m joining the Five MinuteFriday community with Kate Motaung
today…5 minutes, no rewriting, and a one word prompt…
Open
Only One knows the plans He
has made for each of us. Paths He puts us on—some intersecting, while others
never meeting—but all with purpose. And all for His glory.
We wait for His plans to be made known to us. Some we'll see and others we won't recognize.
We wait for His plans to be made known to us. Some we'll see and others we won't recognize.
But how we wait matters.
For when we close ourselves
off, thinking we know our future, we miss what He’s showing us.
But when we open ourselves up to wait expectantly for Him, He will show us more than we can even think to ask for.
But when we open ourselves up to wait expectantly for Him, He will show us more than we can even think to ask for.
More than we can dream or
imagine.
So much more than we can ever
plan for ourselves.
In Christ,
[Photo credit: K. Rath]
Linking up with Five MinuteFriday, Everyday Jesus, Thought Provoking Thursday, Blessing Counters, Grace & Truth, Faith Filled Friday, Faith 'N Friends
Ah, beautiful. Waiting is hard. My prayer as well..for open hands and open heart to whatever He calls us to.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written for it truly is "how we wait" that matters. I am pondering this as I type and will for a while. I don't think I wait for Him in the best ways. Thank you, Laura.
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Caring through Christ, ~ linda
What true words. Straight from my favorite Scripture! dropping in from 5M5.
ReplyDeleteVisiting from FMF, just a couple later than you today. I love this perspective! All the wonder that awaits if we are open. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for a beautiful post!
Laura, great response to "open". thanks for sharing on counting my blessings linkup. Have a great weekend, Kim Stewart
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so true. I have to tell you, Laura. I go on retreat this week and have been praying to be prepared. Your words - open expectantly - has become light for my retreat. Thank you for giving me these words.
ReplyDeleteHi Laura--I'm over from Faith 'N Friends blog hop. Being open in times of waiting and how we wait matters--I love these concepts. It is something I need to work on. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHow we wait matters. YES YES YES! So true. I wish I had time for Five Minute Fridays lately. I miss all the lovelies. Glad you are also learning the valuable lesson Laura, that we must wait and, more importantly, what happens during the wait is as important as what comes before and after. Don't we serve an awesome God? :)
ReplyDeleteI appreciate you sharing your words about waiting with expectation and openness. Thank you for linking this with Grace & Truth!
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