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He's Always On Time

Two months have come and gone and I'm working on the third. It's hard to believe my time here in Alabama is almost up...it's gone by faster than I thought it would. 
God has taught me a lot during my stay here, but I've been so busy, I haven't had much time to sit down and write a blog post about it. While it would take too long to tell you about everything God has been teaching me, I'll share a recent lesson with you. 

When others want to know what, where, when, how and why, it's not always easy to give an answer. I've been thinking a lot about what else God has for me to do. I was pretty anxious about it last week. It made for a restless few days and nights. 
But later in the week, I was reading through some "old" journal entries, from earlier in my stay here in AL, and I had been praying for and encouraging some friends, to trust the Lord because we don't have to have the answers. If we had the answers we would not need to trust. As I was reading, I kept saying to myself, "well, Elise, it's time you remind yourself of that." I was reminded I need to trust the Lord, In Everything, whether or not I can see things taking shape for the next step. 
I don't need to know what, when, why, how, or even who will be involved. I don't know what might come, but I do know the God who is in control. My God is the same today, as He was 1,000 years ago, and will be the same forever. 
It is so tempting for me to think, "I've got to make plans. I've got to let others know. Time is ticking away!" But God is never behind. God is on time, every time. No, I can't be idle and do nothing. God has given me a brain for a reason. I must make the most of every opportunity He gives me, and always be ready to move on when He calls...or to be content when He says, "stay". 
I'm following His directions, and I've got to keep going straight ahead until he tells me to turn on the blinker. When I'm going down the highway, I can't see the exist I need until it's time to leave that road. And so God has been teaching me. I don't know what is ahead, and that's okay. He says, "give me all you have for what I've given you right now. I'll let you know when you need to start preparing for the next thing and I'll tell you what you need to do." 
And the Lord knew I need the message Justin gave this morning, on trust. 
After the message, my heart was singing, "trust and obey, for there is no other way, to be happy in Jesus, but- to trust and obey." 
If you want to listen to a piano arrangement of that song, I'll be uploading that to YouTube soon. 
I hope maybe that encourages some of you all out there. 
I know I don't write eloquently, but as long as I am an encouragement to others and remind you of the love and faithfulness of God, I'll keep writing. 
Until next time, 
Elise 

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