FMF: Specific
I'm in the middle of planning for traveling. This is the part that can make me a little anxious.
It is all in the detail!
I will be using coach, train and 3 different airlines during my holiday and each one of them has pages and pages of specific regulations, baggage allowances, procedures etc. Coordinating the specifics has been logistically challenging, to say the least.
For example, just the baggage allowance for all those different modes of transport are so different, that I have to study the specifications and pack for the smallest size luggage and the lightest weight allowance.
It is a first world problem, I know.
I find the specifics in instructions intimidating though, as I don't want to get it wrong. When I am planning a new experience - be it following a recipe for a strange dish, following a map in an unknown place, or following instructions for a task I've not done before - I seem to read and read the specific instructions over and over again.
I remember being in China once and drawing a map with very specific directions of the journey from the underground station to my hotel, but in my observations (and therefore in my notes) I hadn't noticed that there was more than one exit from the station. Unfortunately I exited by a different exit the following day, and despite following my detailed map, I became very lost indeed.
I know I can pray about it all, because I know that my Father God is interested in the tiniest details of my life. Though he created and sustains the whole universe from the beginning to the end of time, Holy Spirit says that he knows how many hairs are on my head and knows and cares when even the tiniest sparrow falls to the ground.
So God does care about the details.
I believe that.
But I know I also get a bit anxious about hearing God's instructions in detail.
When I ask God for instructions and directions, just like when I'm drawing my map from the station to my destination, I have to be very careful about every tiny, specific detail. If it says go right, I need to make that turn, or else I could go very wrong.
The Lord said, 'My sheep hear my voice'. I am His sheep and so I know I can hear His voice.
His Word, in the Bible is a very detailed map, but I pray that I will be attune always to His voice, and not miss the specific details of His guidance and direction. But I also need to trust Him, that when I have listened and followed His instructions, He will hold me and all my cares, in His very capable hands.
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