Stories of Faith & Grace

Bible Verse: Isaiah 42:16 (NIV) “I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.” If you’re anything like me—a planner who likes to know how the next phase of life will unfold—then you understand the desire to take control. To steer the wheel yourself. To make only the turns you’ve carefully chosen and avoid the ones you promised yourself you wouldn’t take. In many ways, this isn’t so different from New Year’s resolutions, or as people often say, “new year, new me.” We enter a new season with hope, lists, visions, and expectations—certain that this time, things will go exactly as planned. But sometimes I pause and wonder: how long do these plans really last? Maybe by March, things already feel uncertain. By June, you’re wondering how half the year is gone and what happened to the goals you once...