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Got Plans? Take ’em up a Notch!

My plans aren’t your plans, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my plans than your plans.

—Isaiah 55:8-9

Making plans can seem like a simple enough act. You create your list for the day and make a vow to check off at least three things on it before evening. You get to number one, smooth sailing, looking like you’ll be in port in just a few moments when suddenly the winds of change start blowing, and before you know it, you’re totally off course.

Of course, it’s good to make plans. It’s just better to realize that your plans and God’s plans may not come together. He is, after all, the Creator. He creates change as he sees it so that you accomplish what he has in mind. He may not cross off the things he wanted you to accomplish in a day, because he carries a life planner and checks your progress with that. You’re here on a mission, and he wants to be sure you get things done.

As you look at your plans today, consider taking them up a notch. Start by planning to spend time with your Creator, getting his blessing for the things you’ll accomplish today, things that you and he can do together.

Your mission today: spend extra time with God.

QUIET THE WAVES

Lord, thank you for having big plans for my life. Help me stay connected to you in a way that keeps the path clear for me to achieve the goals you have set for me. Amen.