For many years, I made my plans and set my goals as though I understood what was best for me. I considered the pros and cons and did my best to eliminate adverse outcomes because I didn’t want them to interfere with the good I was planning to accomplish.
I would ask God to bless my endeavors because that made me feel like I was getting His approval. Now I realize how foolish and presumptuous I was. What I was doing was nothing more than a fantasy. The only person I was fooling was myself.
I am so grateful that the Lord’s light shone brightly and exposed the darkness of my ways. Once again, His truth set me free. Now, I am focused on simply abiding in Him and trusting the Lord to direct my steps, one by one.