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Waiting For Answers


Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ (Jeremiah 33:3)
          This is another of the promises that I’m holding on to. This is one of the foundations of my prayer for wisdom, direction and attitude. I’ve written before about God making sure that I don’t miss my exits or turns. This exit has huge signs. The problem is, they say, Karen, exit here! without telling me where the exit leads. Some exits have told me the destination: go back to school, take care of Dad, I know a tiny bit of it, but so much is up in the air. 
          So often, that seems to be the way God works. One writer called it “just enough light for the step you’re on.” Of course, I want to know more. Equally, if I did know, I’d stress out because I can’t get started on it. That’s the problem now, I’m trying to hard to get started on things that I can’t do yet. I want to do in two weeks what may take a year or more. 
          I suspect that’s why God timed Dad’s death the way He did, so I’d have a couple weeks before I have to launch into life, a little time to enjoy the scenery and just enough time to get things settled, so that I can’t procrastinate, but don’t get entirely overwhelmed. I’m thankful for that.

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