Whatever God Wills, Will Be

The will of God will come to pass. This isn’t what my girl pictured her life would be like, but who Jesus is to her has not changed a bit. He has surrounded her with friends, family, community and a church family – more than she or I could have ever asked for or imagined.

God’s will is unstoppable. The adventure of our lives is following Christ in pursuit of Him, discovering purpose and growing closer to Him along the way.  “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’” (Jeremiah 29:11).

Well-meaning people told us we would grow stronger because of my daughter’s diagnosis. We are faithful Christ followers, but it will take time to look back on those strengthening moments with Hallelujahs and thank you Jesus’. We are thankful, but right now we are just pulling up the anchor of faith which kept us from downward spiraling when the life we knew was ripped out from under us.

Whatever God wills, will be.

We’ll never understand all of the “why did this happen to me” questions. But we don’t have to. All we need to know is how to throw out the Anchor when the storms rage, and lean into the One who gave it all to save us, and will never leave us.

Will we ever be thankful my daughter has diabetes? Never. If I could take it away from her, I would. It will be challenging for her entire life. It won’t always be as hard as it is in the beginning, and not nearly as hard as it’s been in the past thanks to modern medical technology and discoveries, but it will be hard. And through it all, we will seek “whatever.” Whatever God says. Whatever points us to Jesus. Whatever direction He nudges to go. We are all in with diabetes because we have be to survive. We are all in with God because we trust He has more in store for us than we could ever ask for or imagine. 

Glory to God in the highest.

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Meg writes about everyday life within the love of Christ at megbucher.com. She is the author of “Friends with Everyone, Friendship within the Love of Christ,” “Surface, Unlocking the Gift of Sensitivity,” “Glory Up, The Everyday Pursuit of Praise,” “Home, Finding Our Identity in Christ,” and "Sent, Faith in Motion." Meg earned a Marketing/PR degree from Ashland University but stepped out of the business world to stay home and raise her two daughters …which led her to pursue her writing passion. A contributing writer for Salem Web Network since 2016, Meg is now thrilled to be a part of the editorial team at Salem Web Network. Meg loves being involved in her community and local church, leads Bible study, and serves as a youth leader for teen girls.