Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

 Trust in the Lord with all of your heart

And lean not unto your own understanding.

In all of your ways, acknowledge Him

And He shall direct your paths.

Sounds so easy doesn’t it? Just trust in the Lord and all will be well. He will show you what to do according to His will, not yours. The trouble is, we often do not see His will clearly and so struggle to look for a sign that shows us which way to go.

Sometimes we can think we are being led one way, then all of a sudden the thing we were so sure of clearly becomes the thing we know we are not supposed to do.

Recently, someone asked me what I wanted to do. I easily said what I would love to be doing with my life, but I have come to know that what I desire is very often not the will of God for me. In fact, many times, what He wants and what I want are totally opposite!

Of course, I am not speaking of things like sin, but about direction in what it is I should be doing.

I have found that very often, I just need to “let go” and let it play out. To relax, and yes, to “trust in the Lord."  To kick myself out of His way, so that I do not obstruct His plans, and He may work in my life.

This kind letting go can be scary, especially in the beginnings of healing from abortion. So often we felt so out of control it is difficult to allow anyone, even God Himself, to “direct" our path. Yet, with counsel, prayer, and faith, in doing this, we will come to know, that no matter how scary, no matter now opposite our personal desires, no matter what – if we trust, pray for, and follow the will of God, all will be well!

There is nowhere else in heaven or on earth where we will be more at peace!