It’s suppose to be one of the happiest days of your life. You are surrounded by friends and family. There is a beautiful gal in her white dress and a handsome guy in his suit and bow tie. It’s a celebration like no other.
Your wedding day.
But the day doesn’t just magically happen. There are a million details that need to be worked out first.
For every other girl out there it seems that planning is cinch. They love it. They thrive when life is in order and everything from, their week to come, to the years ahead, are planned.
But not for this girl.
I don’t plan ahead well. At all.
When I see that there are a million things that need to be done. I become overwhelmed. I freeze. I feel paralyzed.
To me, planning for this trip feels a bit like how I imagine I might feel if I were planning a wedding.
Not happy and excited but completely overwhelmed and frustrated because all the details seem too much. How will it all come together?
The truth is, I have to learn to live with myself. I’m not going to wake up one day and be a driven, let’s do this, plan like there’s no tomorrow, person. So what if I’m not good at planning ahead, God can still work with that, right?! God can still use me, right?
Look at Mark 2:1-13.
You know, it’s the story about the paralytic whose friends lowered him down through a roof so that he could see Jesus. No biggie, right?
Wrong! This is huge!!
Here’s what I saw when I read this story again in light of my own paralyzing feelings.
1. The paralytic had FRIENDS who went to great lengths to help him.
Guess what? I’m not doing this alone! I have friends who love to plan, friends who are so creative, and friends who will encourage the socks off of anyone they meet. Thank you, Jesus.
2. Jesus’ power and authority were seen because of this man’s weakness. Boom.
Yes, Jesus can use my lack of planning skills to bring Him GLORY. How? No idea but that’s not up to me. I can only obey and hold this trip with an open hand.
3. The paralytic was healed physically AND spiritually. Say what? God cannot be put in a box. Those who doubt His power, prepare to be in awe. Hey, maybe someday I can get to the point where planning isn’t something I dread. Anything can happen.
“And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.’ Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.” -2 Corinthians 12v9
Thank you to all who are praying for me. Prepping for this trip has shed new light on the faithfulness of God in my life. Here’s to pressing on and pressing in to Him.
