I grew up the daughter of two teachers. I always expected to graduate high school and go to college, maybe a state school, and do the whole 'start working, get married, have babies and a family' thing. But I've learned over and over again that God doesn't do expectations. He doesn't go for that. He's got this thing for completely, totally changing people's lives. He has a thing for completely surprising us with something even greater than we ever had planned. But it is so hard to let Him. It is so hard to surrender all of our plans, all of our expectations, to the unknown. Even when we know with our heads that His plans are bigger than us, that He is there at the beginning and middle and end of our lives and it all works out for His glory if we just follow Him. It's the heart knowledge that's the hardest. I can know that God's plans are best, but if I don't believe it in my heart, I won't act like it.
I still have tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday here in Iowa. Three days to work on unpacking all of my outside expectations, three days to leave them at home and simply expect God to move in ways I don't expect. And also three days to frantically pack. 🙂
