Starstruck

In high school, I had a plan for my life, and I didn’t want anything to get

in the way. I loved Jesus, but I didn’t want to surrender my goals to Him.

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My junior year, I had the chance to go on a trip with my church to

Honduras. We had a week of medical clinics, building homes, and soccer

games. But my favorite part was the relationships we built with our

Honduran coworkers and neighbors. The last night of the trip, we sprawled

on the driveway of the guest house with our new friends and stared up at

the stars. I’ve never seen anything so magnificent as that sky.

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As we laughed and shared stories together, God revealed Himself to me in a

whole new way through the night sky. I realized God was greater than I had

ever imagined. Even the stars sang His praises, for at his command they

were created (Psalm 148:5). And these stars were the same ones I’d be able

to see again when I stood on my porch in Pennsylvania. It was too much to

comprehend. We talk about being starstruck by celebrities, but I was

starstruck by God. Stunned by the glory of His creation.

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Why had I held so tightly to my own plans? Wouldn’t my Creator know what’s

best for me? What would it look like to surrender my goals to Him?

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Since that trip, my life hasn’t looked the way I expected. Every time I

think I have a grasp on what’s coming, God shows me something different.

Surrendering the future to God involves a lot of sacrifice, waiting, and

trust. But it’s worth it. When we loosen our grip on our own goals and

trust our Creator with all we have, we will find many gifts along the way.

Becca Wierwille

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What aspects of God’s creation make you feel closer to Him?

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While it’s good to have goals and plans, God calls us to follow Jesus

first and foremost, and to entrust our dreams to His tender care. What are

some goals you have a tight grasp on as you look toward your future? What

might it look like to surrender those goals to your Creator?

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Paul oriented his life around the gospelwhich is the good news about

Jesus restoring His people to relationship with their Creator and,

ultimately, restoring His creation. In following Jesus, we find a full and

satisfying life. If you’d like to dig deeper, read John 10:10 and

Colossians 1:15-23. Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created

all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth

each of them by name.

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Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

Isaiah 40:26 (NIV)

Read Verses:

Psalm 148; Isaiah 40:25-Isaiah 40:31