Isaiah 55:8a “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the LORD….
I am a very concrete person. I can’t really envision or imagine. As an artist in high school, I could faithfully reproduce what I saw, but I couldn’t create and draw something just from imagination. I am a huge fan of interior design shows, but again, I can appreciate the transformations after the fact, but I can’t really see the potential of a wrecked space beforehand.
Isaiah 55:8b …“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
All of this comes to mind when I read today’s verses. Because I know I can’t imagine the possibilities like those above, I understand what God is saying here, but I still have a hard time letting go and letting God have control…even though I am well aware that I lack the insight and imagination to take control myself.
Isaiah 55:9a For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways…
Lord, Thank You for showing me yet again that Your thoughts are higher, Your ways are far beyond anything I am capable of imagining. Help me to let go of my tendency to plow ahead, thinking that I have all the answers and know exactly where a situation needs to go. Help me to leave room for You to show up in amazing ways. Amen.
Isaiah 55:9b …and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.
Have a blessed day.