Plan but be flexible! That way you won't totally break when it all falls apart!! :)

Here's a thought: Just because things don't go according to your plans, that doesn't mean they are not going according to His. When you wake up you may be expecting one thing and an entirely different day unfolds. While it may catch you off guard, remember to take the hand on the One who not only knows the way but build the path!! He knows what is around every corner and He has equipped you to handle it before you even saw it coming.

Today is mine and Tim's 9th wedding anniversary! :) We had plans that after Easter weekend at Tim's parents' (3 and a half hours away) the kids would stay there for a few days giving Tim and I some much needed alone time. (Something we have not had since July of last year.) On Sunday evening we were 30 minutes from home when we get a call that Holden (who had been great all day) had developed a fever. Really??? And just like that, all the highly anticipated plans went out the window. We waited out the night to see if it was just a passing thing, but I received a call at 7 a.m. the next morning...my baby needed me and my "Mommy's day off" morphed into 6 hours in the car (we also got stuck in traffic), two doctors' visits, and holding him down while they drew blood form his little arm...twice! (He has been having chronic fevers off and on for about a year that we're trying to get to the bottom of.)

As I was having my God-time Monday morning, praying God would heal Holden and preserve this special time for Tim and I, something entirely different was in the works. When the call came in I am grateful that by His strength and continuous sanctification I was able to say, "Ok, Lord. You've got this. Help me to make wise decisions and operate in the peace and joy you have for me, trusting you with each step."

The fact is, nothing that happens surprises God. In fact nothing happens that He didn't know about before time began! The scriptures tell us that each day of our lives was planned before one of them came to be! (Psalm 139:16)

Absolutely nothing can happen that He can't (won't) use for good if we will just lay it at His feet. (Romans 8:28) While the circumstances may be bad the results can be good. Trust Him. And be confident as Joseph was that what Satan intends for evil God can use for good!

So, instead of letting circumstances and the unexpected throw you off and turn you into an emotional wreck, determine now that, whatever comes your way, your plan is to just go with it! Trusting that His ways are better that yours. And no matter what may come, be confident in His great love for you and know that He will never let go of your hand!

 

"Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold you up and retain you with My [victorious] right hand of rightness and justice." Isaiah 41:10 (AMP)