Today did not go as I planned.
For dinner, I was planning on making tacos. I made scrambled eggs and toast.
This afternoon, I was planning on narrating a skit about Jesus healing a paralyzed man. I ended up singing a repeat after me song about Tarzan.
Did yesterday go as planned? Probably not.
The day before that? I highly doubt it.
How about last week? Yeah, no.
In fact, my very first day in Thailand nearly a month ago didn’t even go as planned. A group of us got on the bus in Bangkok to go buy groceries for the squad, but we hopped on the wrong bus to go home. We were treated to a nice two hour bus tour of Bangkok in the evening. That was the beginning of the trend.
Today did go as God planned.
I am learning that I can plan all I want, yet if it isn’t what God planned, my plans are pointless. He is sovereign over all.
At home, these rapid fire scheduling changes that are out of my control would have made me crazy. But now I am learning to laugh. I am learning to find it humorous when we are picked up to go to church 15 minutes after church started. I am learning how to quickly change lesson plans when the last thing the kids want to do is sit in that class room one more minute. He knows that I needed a mall day more than a beach day, or a day to clean more than an afternoon teaching.
He wrecks my worldly plans to fit me into His heavenly schedule.
There are no point to my schedules, lists, and plans unless God has the same schedule, lists, and plans. I can try, and will try, with all my might to put order in my life, but if God comes in and messes around with everything I will not be the least bit surprised.
Hi, my name is Jillian, and I am a recovering schedule addict.
Love,
Jill
