Bracket of Integrity

So I’m filling out my bracket for the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament this month, and I’m doing things a little different than normal. In years past, I would be involved in 3-4 “bracket challenges” with friends, co-workers, family, etc. The problem wasn’t that I was involved in so many of those challenges. The problem was that each of my brackets in those pools was dramatically different. I would work out every scenario, and try to make them different, but just enough so they made sense. Most of you are probably thinking how crazy I am, but this is seriously how I think.

This year, however, I am having one “uber” bracket, a “bracket of integrity” if you will. There will be no games in which I will be a winner either way. This is hard for me, because I’m accustomed to having a chance with one bracket even if another bracket was destroyed after the first day of play. I liked to have my safe bracket as my backup.

I find myself liking a second choice, because I don’t trust myself to make the right decision all of the time. I choose the things that I want, or the things that seem right to ME. I find myself not asking God for guidance because sometime I don’t like his answers. His way might cause some discomfort, hurting, or embarrassment.

Do I trust God? Do I trust that He will guide me when I don’t know what to do? Do I trust Him when I think I know better? Do I trust Him when I can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel?

YES! Or at least I should.

God is not a second option, and He doesn’t need a backup plan. He is going to be glorified through us if we trust in Him, and follow His plan for all we do.