the simple five year plan: follow, wait, trust

i just got back from the morning session of founder's week for today. and i am mixed with a feeling of refreshing and humbleness. the first speaker, crawford loritts spoke from the Psalms of david. in particular Psalm 34. the message he brought forth was one of great need i believe, to my stubborn heart. Crawford spoke of david in a time of distress, when everything seemed to be falling down around him. and yet, he knew where to put his trust. he knew that even though all these things are falling down around him, God was still there. and this is where he needed to put his trust.

the second speaker was one greatly known in the Christian community. the creator of veggie tales, phil vischer. he told his story of how God used the event of losing his dream, Big Idea Productions, as a catalyst for getting him back on the right track. this hit me hard. the truth he brought forth with examples like the shunammite woman and elisha, and abraham sacrificing isaac. the truth? our main thing needs to be the main thing, and that is God. that we need to be willing to give up everything to God, trusting He knows best for us. there was this equation phil spoke about, that God + stuff = the same as God only. you see, we cant add anything to God, and we need nothing more than God alone. so why are we so fixed on our stuff? why do we cling so tightly to these dreams? we should be clinging instead to the Creator. phil ended by talking about noah, and how all he did was walk in righteousness before God. and you know what? God brought a great task for him to do. but noah didnt go looking for something great to do. instead he waited, and during that time of wait he followed God.

do we do that? or are we more concerned with where we will be five years down the road? when you are asked that question, is your answer like that phil offered? do you simply want to be in the Will of God? i know one thing about my future. God has something in store for me. what is it? i honestly dont know. and i am ok with that. in fact, i find a great deal of peace in not knowing. cause you see, if the Creator of dreams and ideas wants you to do something, He will tell you. He will show you. you dont have to go out searching.

you only have to follow and wait. hows that for a kicker?