Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)
“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
I am writing this because I need the reminder. We make plans, we set them into action, and suddenly they get derailed. I have been wrestling with the Lord over something since December. I had a plan, it started out wonderfully, and out of nowhere, it flopped. And in a big way.
I adjusted and came up with a new plan. Set it into motion. And now it is time to make another adjustment. The problem: I don’t know where to go from here. I’m out of plans, which is probably where God wants me to be.
I have said, “I don’t know,” more over this than I have in a very long time.
I have been saying I am not going to worry anymore, so that’s not an option.
Coming up with my plan, well, that’s not an option either, because I am out of plans.
This is where I come to the second half of the verse, “but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” My only choice is to sit back and simply trust the Lord. I was just telling Kate, “God doesn’t lead us to leave us to figure it out.” Instead, He leads us because His plan is a good plan, in fact, it is a better plan. In 10 years, we will look back and it will make so much sense.
May I encourage you today to sit back and simply trust the Lord because His purpose will prevail and it will be better than anything we could imagine.
