The Dark Closet

Last week I decided to tidy and clean my closet. It hasn’t been a wreck or anything…I’ve kept it pretty nice-looking over the summer. But there were clothes here and there, and other odds and ends scattered about (I have a walk-in closet, so there’s plenty of room to mess upJ). Since I return to college classes soon, I wanted my closet to be “spit spot” and totally in order.
As I sat on my closet floor going through some doll accessories my little sisters hadn’t put away when they played with them last, my closet light suddenly went out. It does that ever so often, even with a new bulb in it. I sat there for a minute thinking, “Great, I still have tons left to do in my closet and it’s dark!!” My first inclination was to be super annoyed. But then I decided not to go complain to my dad and instead kept cleaning my closet. There was just enough light from my room that I could kind of see what I was doing. A few minutes later, the light suddenly came back on!! I again sat back and this time thanked God for allowing the light to come back on. It’s so much easier to clean a closet with the light on!

You know, as I sat in my closet in the dark, I thought about how that is similar to how life can be. For me personally, I have no idea what God’s plan for me is. Sometimes I feel like I’m in the dark. I don’t know what my future holds…sometimes nothing is clear! But it’s *just* light enough to the point where I can take one day at a time and know I am in God’s perfect will. For me, I know God wants me home as much as possible, while still attending school AND working as a teacher.

God’s plan is perfect. He is in total control. And when the time is right, he will “turn on that light” and my future will all become clear to me. Do I want to know what’s in store for me? Absolutely! But until that time, I am content knowing that God is leading me one day at a time. Even if I can’t see clearly, God surely can.

~Lauren