I knew exactly what I was going to do today. I had it planned out. The tasks I was going to accomplish. The things I was going to catch up on. It was going to be quiet at the office and I was going to have time to do the things on my agenda. Key word: MY.
And then...well, none of what I planned is going to happen today. You've been there. You know what I mean. It doesn't matter whether you are a housewife or a high-powered executive. There are days when your plan comes together perfectly and then there are the other days. Like today.
The interesting thing about my upset plans is that part of my agenda was to write (because I missed my window yesterday when I really wanted to have had this done.) Yes, I am doing that. But what makes it interesting is that the theme I had already planned to write about today was "My plan is not necessarily God's plan."
How do you handle it when your plan and God's plan disagree? Do you get bent out of shape? Annoyed? Angry, even? Perhaps you feel like God "never lets me do what I want to do." Maybe you even wonder if He loves you because your plans never seem to work out.
Today my rearranged plans are a small matter, just a rearranged day. But there have been instances when the conflict between my plan and God's plan meant a huge shift, even a rearranged life. The thing I have come to realize as my plans have been erased time after time is that my plan is always "Plan B". What matters most is not that I get to do what is on my agenda, but that God accomplishes what He wants to do. That is always "Plan A."
"Many are the plans in a person’s heart but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21
And, one of my favorites "I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.' " Isaiah 46:10
Or maybe this one speaks most to you, "All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." Psalms 139: 16b
However your day or life has been rearranged by God, (I know it may seem like it's someone else who has messed with your agenda, but it really is ultimately God.) keep in mind that this moment is another opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to Him with one more YES. How about it?
Key Thought: My plans are not necessarily God's plans.
A Scripture to consider:
A YES challenge: How do you respond when your plans don't work out? What can you do to demonstrate your YES?
Prayer:
Lord, I have to be honest. It really bugs me when my plans don't work out. I know I should be more flexible and keep Your plan the priority, but sometimes it takes me a while to get there. Please help me to say YES to you. I really do want Your purposes more than my own. Work out Your whole will in and through my life. Amen.
And then...well, none of what I planned is going to happen today. You've been there. You know what I mean. It doesn't matter whether you are a housewife or a high-powered executive. There are days when your plan comes together perfectly and then there are the other days. Like today.
The interesting thing about my upset plans is that part of my agenda was to write (because I missed my window yesterday when I really wanted to have had this done.) Yes, I am doing that. But what makes it interesting is that the theme I had already planned to write about today was "My plan is not necessarily God's plan."
How do you handle it when your plan and God's plan disagree? Do you get bent out of shape? Annoyed? Angry, even? Perhaps you feel like God "never lets me do what I want to do." Maybe you even wonder if He loves you because your plans never seem to work out.
Today my rearranged plans are a small matter, just a rearranged day. But there have been instances when the conflict between my plan and God's plan meant a huge shift, even a rearranged life. The thing I have come to realize as my plans have been erased time after time is that my plan is always "Plan B". What matters most is not that I get to do what is on my agenda, but that God accomplishes what He wants to do. That is always "Plan A."
"Many are the plans in a person’s heart but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21
And, one of my favorites "I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.' " Isaiah 46:10
Or maybe this one speaks most to you, "All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be." Psalms 139: 16b
However your day or life has been rearranged by God, (I know it may seem like it's someone else who has messed with your agenda, but it really is ultimately God.) keep in mind that this moment is another opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to Him with one more YES. How about it?
Key Thought: My plans are not necessarily God's plans.
A Scripture to consider:
"Many are the plans in a person’s heart but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails." Proverbs 19:21
A YES challenge: How do you respond when your plans don't work out? What can you do to demonstrate your YES?
Prayer:
Lord, I have to be honest. It really bugs me when my plans don't work out. I know I should be more flexible and keep Your plan the priority, but sometimes it takes me a while to get there. Please help me to say YES to you. I really do want Your purposes more than my own. Work out Your whole will in and through my life. Amen.