Texas Trust

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord, “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and hope.”  Jeremiah 29:11

I did not want to move to Texas.  I’m a Mississippi girl and I can prove it with my Southern drawl.  I love Mississippi.  It’s where my people come from.  It’s where I learned about Southern Baptist churches and Jesus.  It’s where I learned how to navigate a pickup truck down country roads.  It’s where I learned to cook fried chicken and homemade macaroni and cheese. Y’all, Mississippi is in the heart of this girl.  But God, well, He wanted me in Texas.

I was pretty salty about being in Texas the first year.  Honestly, I didn’t really trust God with my future so I was pretty sure I was supposed to take the wheel along life’s highway and direct myself right back to my hometown.  I sent resume after resume after resume to places in Mississippi looking for the right job to land me back in the Friendly State.  I was educated and experienced in business, so finding a job should not have been a problem.  But every door I knocked on was shut.  I was stuck in Texas. 

Now, all this is not to say Texas isn’t wonderful.  It’s just not where I was comfortable back then.  I wanted to be where I was comfortable.  I wanted to be around people that knew me.  Texas couldn’t offer these things to me at that time. 

I have now lived in Texas for 18 years.  In that length of time I have met and married the man of my dreams, had two wonderful healthy children, met many lifelong friends, and grown closer to my Lord and Savior.   Although I didn’t think God was trustworthy when I moved to Texas, looking back on the last 18 years now I see that He is completely trustworthy.  I’m so glad He moved me to Texas.  He was working things out in my life for me, even when I couldn’t see it.  It didn’t make sense to me, but He had a different perspective.  It was painful to be so far away from my family, and weekly fried chicken dinners, but God knew what was best for me.  Hind sight is 20/20.  If I knew then what I know now, I would have run to Texas.  If I had even a glimpse of what God was going to do in my life, I would definitely not have been so uncomfortable and I would have simply trusted him.  God bless Texas!

·        Is there something safe and comfortable that God may be calling you to leave behind?

·        What has changed in your life after going through a storm or something new?

·        How is your trust in Jesus shown in your life?

Jesus, I trust You.  I know you have good plans for me and that you are working in my life for my good.  Please forgive me when I  haven’t trusted you and when I’ve tried to direct my life with disregard to what you may have planned for me.  Your plans are so much better than anything I could ever dream for myself. In the precious name of Jesus, Amen.