My Trailblazer

[S] Isaiah 45:2 --
2 "I will go before you and make the rough places smooth;
I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.

[O] Since I cannot tell the future which I'm dashing into, this promise of God to His people is very assuring and hopeful because He is going before me to prepare the path that I will be walking.  I don't believe the smoothness implies trouble-free list for me, but the fact that He will watch over my future is the key factor that I can bank on.  Also, the challenges I will face -- doors of bronze and iron bars -- will also be taken care by God who is ahead of me.  He will be my trailblazer.  (As a footnote, this preparation is referring to King Cyrus of Persia who will be used as His instrument to carry out His purpose.)

[A] When I take a moment to stop and think about my future and well as my family members' future -- kids growing up into adulthood, etc. -- it is quite stifling.  However I need to remember again and again about how God is going before me (speaking in terms of this world's timeline) and I need to slip into His presence at all times without worries or trying to take things into my own hands.

[P] Dear Father, I want to give You my total trust when it comes to my future.  I want to know how I may please You in the moment I live in rather than trying to plan the future too much.  I humbly ask in Your name.  Amen