Dying to self is never fun. And I need to do it again. I thought that a season in my life was over. The opening employment door takes me back to my profession of more than 20 years.
My friend’s vision of where I am comforts me. She sees me in a maze constructed of a tall evergreen hedge. In the maze, I have only one path. I am literally hedged in on all sides except the path forward. I cannot turn to the right or left. The destination is apparent in front of me and is certain. The maze is God’s plan for me.
The path leads contrary to what I expected. By faith, I believe the promises God made to me and reinforces at every opportunity. This road looks nothing like what I envisioned. It is not surprising, because God continually says that He doesn’t think the way we do. A former pastor once said that the path God lays out seems to be convoluted and full of boulders. But he also wisely said that it winds the way we need to go. The diversions and challenges impart lessons that need to be learned to reach the goal.
So once more, I am taking a position requiring every bit of knowledge I have acquired in more than 20 years as a medical transcriptionist. Fortunately, it is remote and spares me of any need to commute in a metropolitan area where daily driving is taxing on both body and soul. I rest today and, indeed every day, in the wisdom of Solomon:
Proverbs 3:5-6 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths. Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
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