His plans are not my plans

I was trying to think about what to write about this week and I realized today that I have an issue that I am looking for a solution for and I remembered that we created a scrapbook page not too long ago that spoke to this very thing.

The page that we created was about the direction God takes us.  We all have a plan for our lives.  God created that plan!  Sometimes we think we are the creator of the plan and we try to make our lives fit the mold that we think it should.  We try to open doors that God closes, we try to take advantage of “opportunities” that do not fit into our God created plan, we try to convince Him our plan is best.  Sometimes we step back and ask God,  “What do you want me to do?”  Sometimes we feel a clear answer and sometimes we sense silence.  Sometimes all He wants us to do is to lean into Him and be obedient.

We do not know what God has in store for us tomorrow.  I never would have imagined that I would be a stay at home mom, write a blog, lead a prayer group, lead a scrapbooking group, move into the city…..  I think I had a much more boring life planned for myself.  God has moved in my life beyond my expectations and I know that He has more planned and I want to follow His plan not my own.

One thing I can always count on is that God’s plan is always the best.  He knows me better than I know myself.  He knows all the details that are involved in my life and the lives of people around me.  He knows EVERYTHING!!!  I on the other hand know very little.  I seem to know less and less every day or maybe I am just more aware of how little I know.  If I trust Him and am obedient to Him then I have nothing to fear.  He will take me to places that are uncomfortable.  I will resist ( I know this because I frequently do).  I will delay obedience.  He is patient with me and He knows the sin I deal with and the temptations that I struggle with and He knows when I will be obedient and He knows that I will eventually be grateful for His leading.  He is always right!   I am not as apt to take the chances that have made my life so amazing I have taken them because He led me to them and through them.

I can’t wait to see what lies ahead.  I look forward to the next steps in God’s path for my life and the lives of my family and friends.

On the red squares I wrote what my plans were and on the brown squares I wrote what God did in showing me His plans.  Proverbs 16:9 was the title for my page.  In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.