after reading through the passage, what really stuck out to me were verses 10-13. in just those 4 verses, the word "I" is used 9 times to reference the Lord. i think recently i've been thinking a lot about myself, my future, and my plans. the world really have been revolving around me as the semester comes to a close. i start worrying about what i'll be doing and where i'll be going. i guess reading those verses from Isaiah reminded me that God should be the main focus. He's been here since the "ancient days" and yet it's really easy to let the focus slip back to me until i'm reminded again by the Word. the last part of vv. 13 says "When I act, who can reverse it?" this part hit home just because i like to look back on the past sometimes and wish i had made different decisions or dwell on what could have been. i want to be able to move forward and embrace the decisions God has made for my life instead of asking him to make things different or change my situations. as i said before, february was going to be a month of decision making, and i thought that was going to be about what i'll be doing next year. but i think the bigger decision is going to be how much, if at all, i'm willing to follow God's decisions for me.
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