Lately, a question has been rolling around my mind.

I often find myself asking this question when I feel stuck or frustrated with where I am or uncertain about the current path I’m heading down.

What’s next?

Some days I wonder if what I am doing is what I am supposed to be doing.

Does it matter?

Is it helpful?

Should I be doing something else with my life?

Is it sustainable?

Do I need to go back to school?

This question has become part of my prayers.

Not at first, but eventually I looked up and asked God. .

Sometimes I am slow to take things to God, but I am learning.

Sometimes I think I am a bother or a burden, but I’m not.

You aren’t either.

God is waiting and ready to listen.

And for as little as I know I have come to know that God knows and I don’t, but I trust Him.

Or I remind myself to trust Him when my mind begins to wonder and wander.

For years I have prayed, “God, I don’t know. Amen”, but these days I am beginning to pray, “God, I don’t know. But I know you know. You know. Amen.”

And He does.

He knows.

So, what’s next?

I don’t know.

I do not know what is next, but I do know that God’s love meets me where I am.

I do not know what is next, but I do know all of my needs will be met.

I do not know what is next, but I do know there will be grace and hope and joy.

I do not know what is next, but I do know everything will be okay.

How about that?

I guess I do know what is next.

The best seat in Traverse City Michigan is at BREW.
BREW is a coffeehouse in the City Opera House building off East Front Street.

About the Author

Tanner Olson is an author, poet, speaker, and podcaster living in Nashville, Tennessee.

He is the author of I’m All Over the Place, As You Go, Walk A Little Slower, and Continue: Poems and Prayers of Hope.

You can find Tanner Olson’s books on Amazon.

His podcast is The Walk A Little Slower Podcast with Tanner Olson and can be found wherever you listen to podcasts.

Tanner Olson travels around the country sharing poetry, telling stories, and delivering messages of hope.

You can follow Tanner Olson on Instagram (@writtentospeak) and Facebook where you’ll daily find encouraging words of faith and hope.