God is already there!

From Pastor John's wife, Kay Fuller:

Gradually, I have been attempting my annual January job of going through our home office files and sorting, shredding, or saving documents from the previous year.  This year I have been especially contemplative as I dove into the various college files we had accumulated in 2011 as we were on the college search path for Karly, our youngest.  I rediscovered papers with everything from campus maps that reminded me of our college visit trips, to applications for college and numerous scholarships, to confirmation of ACT scores sent.  

I couldn't help but reflect on the fact that at this time last year we didn't know which college God would lead Karly to.  We didn't know which city she would be in, what dorm she would live in or who her roommate would be.  

Likewise, as I sifted through our medical papers, I didn't know in January of 2011 what medical conditions we would encounter for the year.  I didn't know Karly would come down with mono the spring of her senior year or that I would deal with a nasty strep infection following Karly's graduation.  

Thankfully, we stand at the beginning of 2012 just as we did in January of 2011 - not even knowing what the next 5 minutes will usher into our lives.  I Corinthians 13:12 reminds us that:

"Now we see but a poor reflection; then we shall see face to face.  Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known."

Imagine if we knew all that the year held for us how we would attempt to manipulate the chain of events and get ahead of God.  Conversely, not knowing causes us to put our faith completely in Him - our Sovereign Father, Creator, and Savior who knows and sees all things.  While leading the Women's Ministry with Pat Cleigh in our early years in Cedar Falls, I loved hearing Pat frequently encourage in any situation that "God is already there."  

Although the year before us is hidden from us, it is not hidden from God.  He's already there, seeing it in full.  

Comments

[Brenda Whitney]

Thanks, Kay. I needed to hear that today!