Gracious uncertainty

The title of this blog comes from Oswald Chambers' My Utmost for His Highest. The devotion from April 29 is titled "The graciousness of uncertainty" and struck a chord with me at the time (and now!) A beautiful excerpt from this devo is as follows:

Certainty is the mark of the common-sense life:

gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life.

To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways,

we do not know what a day may bring forth.

This is generally said with a sigh of sadness;

it should be rather an expression of breathless expectation.

We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God.

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Leave the whole thing to Him, it is gloriously uncertain how He will come in,

but He will come.

I don't think I'm called to a life of celibacy, but right now I want to live like I am.

To find fullness in Christ and in Him alone... and the STRENGTH to abide in Him alone!

I want to live IN this fullness until it pleases God to call me out of singleness, not just hoping and waiting for the future to come.