No Fall Back Plan

As we get closer and closer to the close of this season of Lent I am reminded that God did not have a fall back plan. There was no "if this happens I'll do this." There was no scenario A, B, and so on. Nope just one purpose. One plan. To send His one and only Son to save us.

Yet for some reason, have you noticed that we all seem to need multiple options? We have to have all our bases covered just incase, to insure that things go the way WE intend them to go. We constantly manipulate a plan that will in sure that in the end we will not fail. We will remain in the comforts we know. That if what we are currently pursuing does not come to fruition we have all these other things on the side and surely one of them will act as a band aid for a period of time.

What if we stopped having a back up plan? Would it cause us to rely more on the Lord? Would we find ourselves in unchartered territory, unsure of how all the pieces fit? Most likely. And most likely the thought of that very scenario terrifies most of us to our core. We may stand and say "No that is what I want! That is what I am going to do!" But when it comes right down to it, most of us would be like Peter when asked if he knew and loved Jesus, we would deny it simply out of fear of the unknown outcome.

This past year Chris and I made a decision that there was no turning for our family. No fall back plan. We were moving forward in the direction God was leading. Burning some boats that would mean less security in the world and that we could not go back to what was comfortable. There have been many days that when I stop and try to wrap my head around it, I feel like I am standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon one step from falling over. But in the end, I know that we are on the path to something bigger. God has revealed time and time again "Leah I have more for your family than you can imagine." I am reminded in the words of my children. In the dedication and commitment to the Lord I see in my husband. Our life has never been more sound. And not because we have everything we could possibly imagine but because we have NO BACK UP PLAN. It is God's way or no way for our family. It is God's Plan or bust.

Back up plans equal doubt. It is a simple truth. You must pursue what God reveals and leads you to do. Because if you do not, and if you claim to want His will for your life, then your gut will stir without rest until you listen. In the case of Trusting the Lord, peace comes with lack of security in the world.