Immeasurably More

I didn’t know what to expect.

Or how to even pray, if I’m being honest.

Every thought rolling around in my head was washed in selfishness. Selfishness, doubt, and great uncertainty.

My imagination conjured up a dozen different scenarios because well, the case could go in a dozen different directions.

All I knew was a small part of the story. My tiny sliver.

But God knew it all because He had already written the outcome.

And that, right there, was the hard part. Not knowing the ending. How it would turn out or even when it would come. Or if it ever would.

So my prayer became simple. Using God’s own words I requested that He would do “immeasurably more than I could ask or imagine.”

And that’s exactly what He did.

Because what I didn’t imagine was nightly FaceTime calls with our beloved baby.

I didn’t imagine waking up every morning to an adorable daily photo in my text messages.

I also never imagined having playdates on the weekends.

And most of all, I never imagined, in my wildest dreams, the budding of a new friendship.

A true, authentic friendship rooted in a shared loved.

But God did.

He knew what we both needed long before we were ever aware. He knew that we needed each other. That our hearts would bond in a unique way over the course of eight months as we worked together towards a common goal.

It is the prayer of surrender that is so hard, and yet it is so beautiful. To freely give God the room and space to work and move in the way that will bring the most glory to Him.

Because when we do, we see how short-sighted our plan was compared to the magnificent things He has prepared. And we release ourselves from the burden of undo stress because we learn that God not only works things out for the good of those who love Him, but He provides us with more than sufficient amounts of grace to walk the road paved before us.

You probably have that thing, too. That situation, that circumstance, that feels so big and all consuming that you’re not even sure how to adequately pray about it.

Or maybe, like I’ve done so many times before, you find yourself fixated on one potential outcome and the frustration is mounting because the road appears to be taking a sharp turn in the opposite direction.

I want to encourage you to lay it down at His feet. God knows your heart, your deepest desires, and He know what lies ahead.

Give Him the opportunity to do immeasurably more than you can ask or imagine. It may look entirely different than you planned, or ever expected, but you will be amazed at what He can accomplish.