Facing an unknown future
We all face an unknown future every day. None of us are in control, though we think we are. We plan and go about our lives as if we are masters of the universe. I used to feel that way. The closer I walk with God, I realize I control nothing. Everything is given to me, especially the power to make wealth. All my material goods. My talents. Even my desire to seek God is given to me. My faith, even. Really, of what can I boast? I boast of God. I know that stuff. Yet, there are moments in life when it is impressed upon me more than usual. Maybe it's just the fact that I have a routine with which I am comfortable. A small, manageable life. Enough things to keep me occupied. Not too many. Not too few. In short, I'm comfortable. What happens when that comfort is taken away and I am faced with more unknowns? That is where I am right now, with my old life stripped away and now entering a new life. Hey, I know God is in control. I gave Him everything I have, not for His sake (who would...