The other day Scott and I were talking about our future and where we think we are going to be in the next 8 years. Mijo and Nick will have both graduated from High school and we will be..well, 8 years older. We had no idea where we would be...and that is a wonderful thought. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and light unto my path...
In our culture...planning ahead is a requirement. Think about the insurance plans you now pay into for what may/will/should happen in the future. The classes you take to make what you are planning for happen. We all assume that we can look far enough down the road to make all necessary adjustment in the here and now to make the then and there happy, safe and rewarding. It is a matter of seeming control but it isn't a matter faith. I think we can plan, that is how we are wired...but I think we should plan like the drive we took through Yellowstone.
We arrived at the part at 10:30 PM and had to find our way to our cabin. There are no street lights, or easy road signs, a bit of an oversight I think. All we had was a direction, a promise of a cabin , our 'lamps' for 'feet' and a light for the path. We had 'faith' in the directions we were given and trust in the car we were driving. Outside was the vast unknown of wild Yellowstone. I think this is what faith looks like. We know our destination, we have our directions, we enjoy the company in the journey and we go only as far forward as the 'light' directs. The Word is a light for the path in front of our feet...we have faith that when/and if the road turns we will know what direction to go when we get there. At this moment we go with what we know to do in the here and now...
That road ahead...will always be hidden in the dark.
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