We'd like to see 5 or 10 years ahead so we could know which college to attend, what major to choose, or if we should go on for a master's degree. Or we wonder about a relationship we are just beginning. If God would only write on the wall or whisper in our ear and let us know, we could break it off now and avoid a lot of that heartache. Or we might forge ahead in confidence, knowing it's going to work out. But we've got to keep going, trusting God to guide us in the right direction.
Life's like that.
We live it as we read a book-one page at a time. No looking to the end to see how it turns out, except we know that one day we will be with Jesus. God designed it that way. I think He did it to maximize our faith and minimize our pain. When we can't see ahead through the mist, we have to take it a little at a time.