His Best

It has been nearly nine whole months since our Germany trip. In retrospect, Germany seemed like the advent of so many significant things in our lives- harkening the beginning of our last year of high school, and one more step towards adulthood and complete independence.

God has been so good, so faithful, so true. He has brought us such a long way, through some ups and downs, some times of rejoicing and some times of grieving, some good, some bad. But you know what? As I reflect on these past couple months, I see all He has done with a simple choice-turned-to-life-change that we made before we traveled to Germany. We resolved to step out- or rather, leap out- in faith and to give God complete, 100% control over our lives. I can tell you, it has not been easy, but our God does not just give us acceptance of His will, but His unsurpassable peace and His joy! I feel as if I have uncovered a hidden treasure spiritually this year- the sheer, unexplainable joy of walking in obedience to Him in all areas of my life.

This is easier said than done. There's an innate human stubbornness in me- one that I have weeded out in favor of planting the seeds of God's will in the soil of my heart. Yet I truly have seen, not just known, that His plans for me are infinitely better than my own! His will towards me is good, is blessed, is not bad or second-best.

Lately it seems like I keep hearing stories of new couples, engagements, and just- new relationships forming. If I let myself, I can see the world through those glasses and it becomes easy to throw a pity party for my single, lonely self. But God has really dealt with me on this subject lately. He reminded me just the other day that His purpose of singleness for me right now is not just a denial of something good that I will have in the future- it is His best! His best for me right now just happens to be spelled n-o, or s-i-n-g-l-e. What joy I have unearthed by seeing things through His eyes- that what He has planned life to hold for me right now is indeed, best. It is inherently good, being handled by the God whose hands hold the universe together, the God whose nail-pierced hands were sufficient for the salvation of a fragile and broken mankind. And I find solace in that!

Your reality, when you walk with God, is not second-best. It always planned, purposed, for "delights in every detail of their lives" (Psalm 37:23).

Living in the light of His BEST.