The Road Ahead

"My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end.... But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact please You. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this, You will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust You always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for You are ever with me. And You will never leave me to face my perils alone."
I found this quote by Thomas Merton in a journal I have been using lately. It says pretty clearly how I have been feeling lately. I want so badly to know what is going to happen next in my life. But that is something that God is in control of and He has decided not to fill me in ahead of time. (Sometimes that just drives me nuts!) But it is so great to remember that He is in control and that He won't leave me, even if I am in the shadow of death.
I am so thankful for my wonderful Savior!!