in all your ways
submit to him, and he will make your paths straight ~ Proverbs 3:6 NIV
I’ve always been a planner—on everything from birthdays
to budget items. They weren’t bad plans; who plans to fail. But because I didn’t
ask God first, it was like I was planning to fail because I failed to ask God for His plans.
In November, 2015, God drew out the plans for a small
group He wanted me to lead. He called it, “Princess Bride,” (no, not the
movie). The curriculum pulled from a lot of scripture and many books by strong
Christian authors. As the small group semester approached, I sat down and wrote
the notes for each session. I had the whole thing planned. The first session
went…well…it wasn’t that exciting, honestly. But then something AMAZING
happened: God came into the room! Just like the lyrics for Bryan & Katie Tolwart's song, When You Walk Into the Room, say, “When
You walk into the room everything
changes...”
God’s presence changes everything—thought processes, how
your body functions, even your plans, even my plans. And because we serve a
gracious God, He didn’t trash my plans. He just changed them to match His. The
lessons from there on out were so impactful—not just for the other girls, but
for me, too—that I waited with expectant
hunger for God to show up and change my plans. He did it that whole
semester. That one semester so rocked my world, my prayers, my expectations,
and my planning that anytime something comes up, I take it to God first and ask Him what He’d like me to do with it. Don’t get me wrong; I’m still a
planner. But because I look with expectancy, as Isaiah 40:31 says, I know that
I can rest in Him and trust His plans.
What plans do you need to turn over to the Lord? Invite
His presence into the room and see what He doesn’t change in your life.
©Heather
Potts 2017
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