"Gracious Uncertainty"

We have been so busy working on the carnival pages that we have not posted to the blog lately. Quite honestly, we are feeling a little overwhelmed. We want everything to fit into this nice little package and well, it just isn't! We want to know how this is all going to work and we want to finalize details that very obviously, we are suppose to wait to finalize (like plane tickets, medical insurance, etc. etc.). Every month the homeschool group that we belong to publishes a newsletter. The newsletter always contains an article from one of our veteran moms. This month she borrowed an article from Oswald Chambers and we are borrowing it from her. This describes exactly where we are right now!

“Gracious Uncertainty” by Oswald Chambers

"Our natural inclination is to be so precise – trying always to forecast accurately what will happen next – that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing. We think that we must reach some predetermined goal, but that is not the nature of the spiritual life. The nature of the spiritual life is that we are certain in our uncertainty. Consequently, we do not put down roots.

Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life – gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life. To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways, not knowing what tomorrow may bring. This is generally expressed with a sigh of sadness, but it should be an expression of breathless expectation. We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. As soon as we abandon ourselves to God and do the task He has placed closest to us, He begins to fill our lives with surprises. When we become simply a promoter or a defender of a particular belief, something within us dies. That is not believing God – it is only believing our belief about Him. Jesus said, “…unless you…become as little children…” (Matthew 18:3). The spiritual life is the life of a child. We are not uncertain of God, just uncertain of what He is going to do next. If our certainty is only in our beliefs, we develop a sense of self-righteousness, become overly critical, and are limited by the view that our beliefs are complete and settled. But when we have the right relationship with God, life is full of spontaneous, joyful uncertainty and expectancy. Jesus said, “…believe also in Me” (John 14:1), not, “Believe certain things about Me.”

Leave everything to Him and it will be gloriously and graciously uncertain how He will come in – but you can be certain that He will come. Remain faithful to Him."

We are waiting in "gracious uncertainty" for our Lord, of whom we are certain, to show us the next step in this craziness that is our life! We will let you know when He reveals that to us! Thanks for reading and for praying!