There’s a sweetness that comes when we trust God with the unknown. It happens when every cell of our body exhales. It’s like that summer day when you lay in a shady hammock. Life slows to almost a stop and you taste salt on your lips. But it’s a zillion times better because it’s true soul-rest.
That’s how He means it to be. Us walking around on this planet believing Him, even when we don’t know where He’s leading next.
Exhaling.
I’m exhaling a little more this week. I’ll officially let you in on my new journey.
Last summer I got a contract from a publisher for my first “big girl book.” So in all my free time (*joke*) I have been working on the manuscript. On Wednesday I completed the first draft — of the entire book — and sent it via email across states and ocean to the publisher.
Two seconds after releasing it into cyber space the lies came (because the enemy has no new tricks), “They will regret signing you. You’re not a writer. This book won’t have an impact.” Thankfully I knew they were lies. Not because I’m anything great, but because this whole book-deal-thing is completely God’s. So I just started saying true things until my heart believed.
Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.
Hebrews 4:1
When we truly trust God with what’s next, we enter into His intended freedom. When we release the unknown — believing Him to be good and mighty and faithful and love — we find rest.
Whatever it is, He’s got it. His hands are big enough to carry it to the other side. I dare you to climb into that hammock and exhale.
Fill me, Lord…
In the day to day, how do we trust God with the unknown? What does it look like?
Thank you for this today. I’ve been stressing out over some small complications that are happening as I get to the end of my pregnancy; this is the reminder I needed to trust God is in control, even though I don’t know how everything is going to turn out. Thanks again!
Oh friend, pregnancy is one of those things where we truly realize how we absolutely have no control. Praying you stand firm on the character of our God. Praying He gives you great wisdom.
Can’t wait to read it!
🙂 Thanks, friend.
So proud of you, Lara. God will use you–He already is!!
Bless you, sweet sister.
I have been struggling in this area, of letting go of the worry of circumstance and just letting God have it. Oh how I struggle to hold on and how I grasp for the rest He promises if I would just let go. It’s in the sweet surrender that He will hold me, and how it is still a struggle in this heart to grasp on to the part of me that doesn’t want to let go. The lies the enemy uses to deceive us that keep us just out of reach of letting go of all. Thank you for your words of encouragement.
Congratulations! Can not wait to read your book! No doubt that God will use your words to impact many!
Yes indeed. It’s the surrender thing…the climbing up in the swinging hammock and closing our eyes, letting go. That’s when God’s hands take over and steadies the unsteady, rocks us into a gentle motion of grace in His will.
I hope you are enjoying the success of writing and publishing. Glad I “happened” upon this post.