Be the Acorn.

I just finished reading Passion and Purity by Elizabeth Elliot. She is a wonderful writer and a powerful example of a Christian woman. This book is a summery of her love life with Jim Elliot before they got married. It mainly deals with the struggle as a Christian to be pure in our love life and wait on the timing and wisdom of God. We cannot let our flesh overcome us with the impulses of the moment and lead us into situations that we'll regret. And even when we are seeking to live a righteous life we put our wills in front of the Lord's.
In this book she uses a symbol of an acorn. The acorn was made according to its design to become an oak tree. As an acorn though, it cannot imagine what it is meant to be, only what it is at the time. That is the same way we see our lives, only moment to moment. God wants us to trust him and hope in him for tomorrow. We were created with a purpose that God knew when the Earth was created(Psalms 139). Why must we as humans struggle to trust the one that created us? I think it is because we cannot always see how he is working in our lives. But, the point is that we cannot comprehend the plans he has for us and out of submission we should just seek his will everyday. I'm learning to stop the How? When? and Why? questions to my prayers and just be the acorn.
I hope this will improve your walk with the Lord, or give you something to think about if you don't know him yet.
-Kyle