Do you want to take a big chance in life but you’re waiting for confirmation that it’s okay? How can you know if you’re acting in accordance with God’s plan?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his book Everyone, Always, <\/em>Bob Goff shares a story about a time he stopped waiting for green lights, and the risk paid off. Goff says that God has a plan for you and that your life and faith are the only green lights you need to move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep reading to hear what Bob Goff has to say about waiting for confirmation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Think of your faith like the green lights that let a pilot know his landing gear is locked and ready. In Everybody, Always, <\/em>Bob Goff learned this lesson about waiting for confirmation the hard way one night while piloting a plane from Palm Springs to his hometown near San Diego. He played it very safe on the way there, intentionally flying 2,000 miles above the highest obstruction on the route to make sure he cleared it and stayed alive. He did the same thing on the way home, assuming these precautions would be enough to avoid any accidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When he was back home and ready to land, he flipped on the landing gear. But instead of seeing three green lights, one for each back wheel and the one nose wheel, he saw two\u2014just the lights for the back wheels. He radioed to the tower for help, but there was nothing they could do. It was late at night, and they couldn\u2019t tell whether the nose wheel was down or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bob panicked. The options for avoiding danger were slim to none, and the two options he had\u2014land without nose gear or keep flying\u2014didn\u2019t carry positive outcomes. He didn\u2019t know what to do, and he realized much of life was like that moment. You can make all sorts of plans to make sure you are safe, but what you expect to happen often doesn\u2019t turn out the way you wanted. These are the moments when your faith is put to the test.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n You often wait for confirmation in life. Those green lights tell you that everything is okay and it\u2019s safe to move forward. Maybe you want something negative in your life to stop and something better to come in. So you do what you feel you need to do to make that happen and feel good about the outcome. But what happens when all your plans blow out the window and all your preparation didn\u2019t lead to the desired result? What if one of your lights doesn\u2019t come on? You likely panic and start circling the environment looking for another solution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What you don\u2019t realize is that your green lights are already turned on. Your life and faith are the only green lights you need to move forward. When you become fixed on one path or one solution, you thwart God\u2019s larger plan for you.<\/strong> His plan is not ruined because yours is. His plan is working exactly as He wants it to work. He gave you the ability to ask questions and have hopes and desires, but He also gave you fortitude, courage, and strength. He helps you discover those by forcing you to adapt in the moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can\u2019t predict the outcome of all your actions. You can expect a certain result, but you shouldn\u2019t put your energy into waiting for that result to happen. Put your energy into what you know is already true and the answers you already have. When you have true faith, you know that God loves you and wants you to succeed. You can see everything that happens as part of his plan and put your weight behind that. If you can do that, you don\u2019t need to wait for the right time to act or move forward. The right time is now because God may not bring about the same lesson twice, and if you miss your chance to learn that lesson, you\u2019ve missed a chance to grow.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n You don\u2019t need as many green lights as you think you do. Make yourself vulnerable to life. Be okay with doubts and be honest about them. God doesn\u2019t care how assured you pretend to be. He cares about what you\u2019re doing to become love, and admitting doubt and fear are part of that process. Take a true leap of faith so God can lead you to the place you\u2019re meant to land. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bob took that leap that night at the airport. He didn\u2019t have as many green lights as he wanted, but he had faith in God and approached the landing strip as slowly as he could. He angled the plane so the back wheels would touch first and the nose would follow. Either the front of the plane would crash and blow apart or he\u2019d bounce on the one wheel. He eased the back wheels down, and the nose bounced a second later. Turns out, the green light for the nose gear was burned out. His wheel had been down the whole time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you wait for confirmation before acting in life, you\u2019re letting a cheap burned out bulb stop you from your destiny.<\/strong> Don\u2019t let your expectations stymie your growth. Put the plane on the ground full of faith in God\u2019s love and guidance. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you want to take a big chance in life but you’re waiting for confirmation that it’s okay? How can you know if you’re acting in accordance with God’s plan? In his book Everyone, Always, Bob Goff shares a story about a time he stopped waiting for green lights, and the risk paid off. Goff says that God has a plan for you and that your life and faith are the only green lights you need to move forward. 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God Has a Plan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Take a Leap of Faith<\/h3>\n\n\n\n