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Proverbs 16: 9 (NIV)
In his heart a man plans his course,
but the Lord determines his steps.
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| He promises to direct our steps, but not to dictate them.* |
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I
have a friend who is very organized.
One time she showed me the proposed itinerary for her family’s vacation in
which she had an activity planned for every moment of the trip. I asked her if
she was planning to be spontaneous at any time. I’m pretty sure my little joke
went right over her very organized head!
I
am not so organized myself, but in my career, I had to learn to be.
There were statutory deadlines that I had to meet so I had to get my ducks in a
row. Having everything organized and ready helped keep me out of court, but
being able to think on my feet was also an important skill because not everything
goes according to plan.
Life
is like that. Our plans often go awry. Solomon and I are not suggesting that you shouldn’t make plans, but it is always prudent to ask for God’s guidance before formulating any plan. And no matter how prepared you think you
are, you had better have a contingency plan. Having God’s blessings on your plan minimizes the
chances of having to employ a Plan B, but don't be surprised if all your planning is for nothing. Trust God to determine your next step.
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| Have we not often made the mistake in some emergency of taking certain steps that to us seemed reasonable and prudent, and then praying afterwards that God would bless what we have done. In His mercy He may so bless but we should have done better if we had prayed first.* |
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