God's Plans

Three weeks ago I felt certain that I would be moving to Indonesia for my internship next September. I had been praying about Indonesia for months and I just knew that God was calling me there.

But I was wrong. I'm moving to Thailand, not Indonesia.

Three weeks ago Thailand was the last place I wanted to go but in the end, I'm the one who chose to go there. Why? Because after a lot of prayer and a lot of discussion with many wise people, I was convinced that's where God wants me to be. I don't fully understand yet why he wants me to go there, but I think that's okay.

When God called Abraham to leave his land and everything he knew to go somewhere else, Abraham probably didn't understand why either. I mean, he knew that God's ultimate purpose was to bless the world through him but how would his obedience actually accomplish that? Maybe I'm wrong, but I think Abraham probably had some why questions for God. But Abraham's obedience wasn't based on where he was going or even on his understanding of the situation. His obedience was based on what God said.

That's how it is with me right now. I know God has called me to go to Thailand and I know there is great purpose for it but I don't understand it yet. But it's not so important to understand how my actions or my obedience will fulfill God's purpose. It's more important to simply obey what he has called me to do.

So I'm moving to Thailand in September and I know it's going to be great. God's plans are much greater than my own.