I feel like I spend the majority of my time looking forward and planning. I like to be prepared and ready. I plan and research. Currently, I'm working on a weekly glance. What am I doing within the next week? What do I need to be prepared and ready? I spent a part of my day today just planning menus for the next week. I got on the computer to check email and then work on next week's lesson plans for the homeschool. I'm looking forward to the women's retreat beginning next Friday.
However, it comes to mind that God doesn't promise me tomorrow. He only supplies what is needed for today. He gives the strength and grace for the place I'm in today. I'm thankful for that. I'm appreciative of His blessings on my plans and need to be grateful of His changes in plans - not see them as inconveniences. He is ultimately in control and although I want to be the one in control, it's nice to be able and let He direct our family's path. As I learn more about Him, I see places where He has altered, stopped, or reversed what I had planned - all because He sees the entire picture of my life and I only see the step I'm on.
Jeremiah 29:11 is what I call my California verse. It is the one I've claimed when God changed my plans and transplanted me to the west coast. "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." I'm glad He is all-knowing!
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