Outcomes

There was a really good message in my devotional a couple of days ago and it's stuck with me so I'm going to share it. It was all about leaving outcomes up to God and not being so concerned with how things will turn out. Instead changing our focus towards the journey and being excited about how God will reveal himself through the difficulties and trials being faced.

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! 

Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!

Psalms 27:13-14

There's something inspiring about being excited in the waiting. It's such a worldy thing to worry and stress about the present. And it's so novel to throw off thinking about outcomes and concentrate on just living in the moment. The last few days have been a bit testing for us, as a few concerns have been raised about our planned extension. They may mean more waiting and cost or they may mean not being able to do it. It's disappointing, well more than disappointing because we only bought this house as it had the potential to extend (the neighbours have all done it!). Anyway, I'm not going to be in constant fear about the outcome. God knows and that's enough.