God will...

I saw a sign on a place of business today. It said, "Faith is knowing God will".

It caught my attention immediately because I thought it had been put up on the marquee incorrectly. I thought it was supposed to say, "Faith is knowing God's will". However, I'm glad it caught my eye because it caused me to think. (Kudos to who put that up, then!)

Faith is knowing God will...will what?

Sometimes it is so easy for me to say I am trusting God's will because I have it already planned in my little head how I think God's will should go. I don't consciously pray, "God, I want Your will in my life and here's how it needs to be." Unfortunately, my actions often would match that prayer, though.

It takes effort for me, but lately, I have been focusing on asking for God to direct and guide my steps, and for me to trust Him completely. Then, I purposely have to switch my thoughts to a different track in my brain when I am finished praying. If I don't, I have noticed I will sincerely pray for His guidance and answers, but then start laying out plans of how I think it should occur. Some trust.

I think faith is knowing God will—


—and letting Him fill in the blank.