Trust in the Lord completely, and do not rely on your own opinions. With all your heart rely on Him to guide you, and He will lead you in every decision you make. Become intimate with Him in whatever you do, and He will lead you wherever you go.

— Proverbs 3:5-6 (Passion Translation)

“Do not rely on your own opinions” – yeah, that seems easier said that done.

Culture literally screams the exact opposite of that in our faces on the daily with attractive anthems like “Follow your heart!”, “Believe in yourself!”, “You do you, Boo!”. While innocent in nature, actually taking those words to heart can end up being really destructive and it takes massive effort to pull away and choose to walk out a Kingdom mindset.

In just seven short days, I am hopping on a plane (for a whopping second time!), and traveling to the other side of the world to live there for a month. There is a lot of fear and heightened expectation that I could let myself fall into right now, going into over planning, overthinking mode in seconds – letting anxious thoughts wreak havoc in my mind. Fact is: I like control. There is this longing inside of my being that just wants to know how to prepare for what’s next and what will be expected of me, this usually helps me feel prepared. But in reality, it’s a false sense of security, one that doesn’t guarantee true reliability when things become unsteady. The Lord has allowed there to be quite a few unknowns in the planning stages of this trip, and it’s stretching me in some scary, but good ways. It’s forcing me to come to full terms with the fact that I can’t do this on my own, like there is just no way. And I’m learning to be okay with that. “Step by step” has been the theme of the week so far, and I’m thinking that it’s only going to become more real. It’s showing up everywhere, from lyrics in a song my friend sent me, to something another friend said tonight in a FaceTime call, it’s Jesus is reminding me that I don’t have to “have it all together” this time!! All I can do for the moment is what’s right in front of me, the Father has the rest planned ahead, and will let me know when I need to act. Tonight that meant finishing up my taxes and voting, both things that needed to be finished before I leave. Tomorrow it will be other little things, I’m sure. But I think it’s doing all these tiny steps with great faith that will add up to some incredible things.

When you’re partnered with Jesus, even the littlest things cause you to depend on Him, to learn more about Him, to fall more in love with Him – and this, this is the main goal. The security I’m looking for is found here.

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