Have you ever heard
the old joke about personal plans, often attributed
to filmmaker Woody Allen? It goes something like this:
“If you wanna make God laugh, tell Him your plans.”
I’m not sure God
actually laughs at our plans. I think He loves His children too much to mock
us. He might chuckle fondly, in an “Aren’t my kids adorable when they think
they’re in charge here?” sort of way. Maybe that’s what Woody meant.
God doesn’t
want to be part of our plans. He wants
to be the plan.
He is the loving
Architect of our lives. So we probably look a little ridiculous, if we try to
sketch out our own rather sketchy plans and then invite the Creator of Life to
tag along.
Today’s
Bible promise points us in another direction.
It says, “Commit to
the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans” (Proverbs 16:3, NIV).
Let’s see
if I have this straight.
If I actually
commit my life to God, including all my plans and activities, then He will
guide the way. That seems like a much better plan – at least, in the stretches
where I keep that commitment.
In the decades
since I first came to know the Lord personally, I’ve persisted in trying to
make several plans, which often flopped. In other seasons, I’ve trusted God
more for His plan, which always turned out better in the long run. Sometimes
His plans have stretched my faith, but left me speechlessly blessed afterwards.
Maybe you’ve
been there too.
I want to be
established, not erratic. I want to ask God for His plan before assembling my
own. May He give me the strength and the sense to keep that resolve. Who’s with
me?
By the way, November 2nd is Plan Your Epitaph Day. What would you want yours to say?
By the way, November 2nd is Plan Your Epitaph Day. What would you want yours to say?
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