God’s Unsurpassed Patience .
Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.

In case you ever wondered whether or not God has a sense of humor . . . He does! I say that with some assurance too! And I am certain I provide an on-going source of amusement for Him as well. I sat this morning pretty much decided that I would not post a devotion this morning. I have a great deal on my mind and I have been struggling to allow God to lead me. You can imagine how that is going. I start out with the best of intentions. But then I trip over myself trying to take charge of the situation.

I had trouble focusing this morning, too. I was thinking ahead to my day, and to the week and about the situations in which I will be placed. Then I opened up this subscription e-mail . . . I really want to be in charge of my life! And that is the problem. I am not! And when I try to stage a coup against God, I don’t allow myself to fully partake of the blessings he has stored up for me. But charge on ahead, Mary! I’m in a funny place in my life, and I’m not sure if I’m foreseeing “empty nest” syndrome or if I’m finally at a point where I am realizing who God made me to be.

In either case, I am trying to let God lead me. I’m trying not to stamp my feel like a petulant child and demand that God show me the right path -- right now! I mean today -- no -- I mean this minute! That’s where God must get quite a kick out of me! “Oh, Mary. Lean not on your own understanding.” I’m so grateful his patience surpasses my defiance!

My prayer today is that you wait on God. And that you trust he has in store for you so much more than you can even imagine.

Mary  ¶ 7:10 AM