Proverbs 3:5-6 says "Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. Acknowledge Him in all your ways and He will make your paths straight."
If you have ever gone to a corn maze, you know that its pretty simple to do. You either have the choice of going Right, Left or Straight ahead. I figure that a corn maze is a lot like our relationship with God. You start off going straight ahead, Life is going great, your absolutely on fire for God. Nothing is stopping you from just taking that straight path all the way through to Jesus. Then you come to a fork in the road; Right, Left, or continue going straight ahead are your options.
In my personal walk with God i have the option of going Right or Left, or continue to keep going straight ahead. Sometimes going straight ahead is not an option in a corn maze. In life you have to trust where God is taking you. Wether it be Right or left. During these times, we have to be careful not to get lost on the way.There are so many distractions, that you can easily lose sight of Gods plan for you.
The world we live in give's us so many things that can distract us from the straight and narrow. Distractions such as Boys, clothing, makeup, movies, internet (huge factor in losing our relationship with God), etc...
A couple weeks before i graduated this past summer a bunch of friends and I were playing soccer (We were all barefoot, and the grass was extremely slippery). We were having a great time, everything was going good. Then I twisted my knee and it popped out. It literally felt like someone just took my knee and twisted it all the way to one side. It has to have been the most extremely painful thing i have ever experienced. Anyways, I love to play soccer. i have 3 younger brothers. they basically all live and breathe soccer (well not all of them to that extreme), but now i cant even play soccer with my brothers. I have friends who love to run.When we hang out and they start running full speed, I cant just run full speed after them, my knee will give out right away, hurt really bad or collapse and roll/twist again. Its not fun.I know it may seem like its just my knee and what's the big deal, for me it was a big deal.
For weeks after that happened I was pretty bummed, I walked with a limp. I felt angry and mad that I couldn't do anything except sit. I was especially very angry at God, why did he have to have this happen to me? This was not my plan? I'm only 17, way to young to have knee problems already? My questions were endless.
Gods plan for our lives is usually way different then what we have in mind.
But i know now why, and my questions are getting answered. Sometimes God takes something away from you, something that you really love and replaces it with something that He knows you will learn to love more than ever.
And Sometimes God also takes you and slows you down a bit, like with my knee. I do everything a lot slower now then i used to. I believe that God slowed me down, so that i could just look around and enjoy life, notice things and people. He has shown me to be Thankful for everything!!! I have learned to Love people, to accept love to Give love away. And i am still learning new things everyday. I trust that God did the right thing, slowed me down a couple notches and taught me to love, have joy, and be thankful.
I still struggle every day with my knee, i have pain almost everyday. At times its very discouraging, but then i remember, God has greater and more important plans for me now. I can and will Trust him in these times.
So most importantly Trust God, whether you go Right or left, through all the distractions of this world, through the good times and the bad, the painful and the hateful. the boring and the lonely. God has plans for you. So trust Him.
And then everything will be alright!
Sharon<3
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