Bloom where you are planted.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. – Jeremiah 29:11

I feel like for the past year and a half I have been searching for what God wants to do with my life and my families life. And mostly where He wants us. Through my "searching" for what God wants, I have been constantly thinking about what I want. I try to figure out in my head where I want to live, what job
I want Jarrod to have, what neighborhood I want my kids to live in. When in reality I think I have finally realized that God has me exactly where He wants me. I am thinking about the many verses in the Bible that talk about not worrying about your future, God has a plan, he knows my future, BE CONTENT.  "Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content. Phil. 4:11

I am here in this state, in this city, in this house, for a reason. God has me exactly where He wants me, or otherwise I would be somewhere else. The question is not where does God want me? I am already here. Today I am here. I don't know about next year, or next month even, but today I am here. The question I need to be asking is today, in this place, what am I doing to serve Him? He put me here for a reason. I think that I need to fully embrace where God has put me, so that I can be of service to Him. I have been so focused on what I want, that I haven't thought about the opportunities I might be missing out on, in the place that God has put me. I heard the phrase Bloom where you are planted. Cheesy, maybe. But if you think about what that means, God planted you somewhere for today, stop worrying about whether or not you want to be there, because it doesnt matter God has put you there. Today ask God "In this place that you have put me what can I do for you? What can I learn from you? How can I serve you by serving others today?  I am not going to worry about where I would like to be or what I want to happen, I will let God worry about that. But what can I do while I am here?

Here is a powerful statement from the book Crazy Love:
Worry implies that we dont quite trust that God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what's happening in our lives. Stress says that the things we are involved in are important enough to merit our impatience, our lack of grace towards others, or our tight grip of control. Basically these two behaviors communicate that it's okay to sin and not trust God because the stuff in my life is somehow exceptional. 

What it boils down to, when we worry and stress we are not trusting how powerful God really is.
I am done worrying about tomorrow or searching for an answer I would like better. I have my answer because I am here today. Now it's time to do what God has called me to do and that is Rejoice in the Lord Always! Phil. 4:4