As some of you know, I am taking a blog class this semester.... I thought I would post my class blog here too.
What are you doing next week? What about next month? Next year? I bet you have some plans. Well, don’t be so sure.
I make plans all the time and, I am constantly reminded I (we) am/are not in charge. God has his own plans for our lives. There was a song out not too long ago that had a part that said, “I you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans.”
Let’s take a quick look at some faltered plans.
Yesterday I planned to do my Friday blog. I have been working as a sub all week, and decided Friday I would devote all day to homework. At 9:12 a.m. I get a phone call from the school nurse. My daughter is nauseous. I asked her to stay, thinking she would be fine once lunch came and she ate more. Then the tears start. I get up from the computer take a quick bath and go get her.
"Ok, with one kid I will be able to do my work while she watches a movie or two," I think. As I am exiting the school parking lot my cell rings again. My youngest son is feeling bad too. Now it turns out he was really sick, and I never got on the computer again. My daughter, well, she only suffered from spelling-test-itis. My point, my plans did not suit what God had in store for me that day.
Next one, my sister has tickets to see Sheryl Crow at the Houston Rodeo next Thursday. Well, Sheryl planned to sing, and my sister and family planned to listen. But, turns out God had other plans for them all. Sheryl found cancer in her breast and immediately had surgery. She has cancelled her tour. My sister will now have to see another cancer survivor take stage instead. The concert will now feature Melissa Ethridge.
I have plans changed all the time. I suppose this further solidifies the point that we should live in the day. It also reminds me that we do not know what day will be our last. We should tell those around us how much we care, and we should make sure we are right with God. We may have plans of ascending to Heaven, while if we are not right with God, his plans might send us to another destination for eternity.
Until next time,
JB
